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Robert-Jan Smits is pitching the Plan S vision to transform academic publishing to the world’s big science funding bodies. China’s surprise backing is making it harder for funders everywhere to ignore, he says

Ambassadors for Japan, US, Canada and others want more information on possible collaboration with the EU’s planned €94.1B R&D programme. R&D commissioner Carlos Moedas is preparing to brief them

Wellcome Trust and Gates Foundation announce backing for EU’s Plan-S, requiring journal papers to be free to read on day of publication. But 600 chemists say this is going too far

Seven-year research programme labelled the EU’s ‘most ambitious ever’

‘Devil in the details’ when US and European researchers try to work together under Horizon 2020.

Leaders of giant radio telescope project look forward to a year of milestones, including signing a treaty to give SKA intergovernmental status, smoothing its funding outlook

Health programme is trying to reach its potential in the face of funding challenges that may be exacerbated by Brexit

In an interview with Science|Business, Director-General Robert-Jan Smits looks forward to greater synergies for research among EU policy areas, from agriculture to development

Draft plan for new research released by Commission would earmark money for several hot political topics

As WHO warns the antibiotics pipeline does not address the threat of bacterial resistance, the EU must step up and do more to galvanise R&D, accelerate innovation and help shape a coordinated global response to the impending crisis

The German government has pledged €51.35 million as part of a €56.5 million funding. Other countries and foundations are donating the balance, to advance the work of the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership