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Ambition to inject R&I into every decision is noble but fraught, says John Whitfield

Study of Norwegian funder shows screening two-page proposals benefits both applicants and reviewers, says Marco...

Gains in collaboration come with warnings for the future

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Back page gossip from the 18 July issue of Research Europe

The gap between the EU’s R&I funding and its ambition is in the spotlight again

Back page gossip from the 4 July issue of Research Europe

Automating steering and coordination can free up human expertise, say Henry Sauermann and Maximilian Köhler

Infrastructure and incentives for engaged research are still lacking, say Candice Carr Kelman and colleagues

Shifting EU politics mustn’t undermine R&D, say Mari Sundli Tveit, Javier Moreno-Fuentes and Marcel Levi

Back page gossip from the 20 June issue of Research Europe

Parliamentary continuity and a fresh look for Research Europe

Counting publications does not build equity, integrity and value, say Ismael Rafols and Louise Bezuidenhout

Blunt refusal to fund next-generation particle accelerator should prompt lab to rethink, says John Womersley

Buffers against economic and political turbulence can be built into project support, says Hannah Ngugi

Back page gossip from the 6 June issue of Research Europe

The stakes are high for research as Europe goes to the polls

Brussels must give stellar early-career funding more autonomy, say Mattias Björnmalm and Manuel Heitor

Support must evolve to meet growing threats to academic freedom, says Maike Didero

Research funders, as well as governments, need to step up on AI

Back page gossip from the 23 May issue of Research Europe

Influx of far-right MEPs promises tighter purse strings and post-truth grandstanding, says John Whitfield

Unconventional skills are needed to achieve research infrastructures’ potential, say Katharina Cramer and Nicholas Rüffin

The next MEPs need R&I—it’s time to ensure they know it

Back page gossip from the 9 May issue of Research Europe

Industrial policy has become a hot topic for the EU’s political big beasts

Back page gossip from the 25 April issue of Research Europe

Campaign to strengthen status of supporting roles will ensure research excellence, says Dipti Pandya

Handled carefully, large language models can transform research support, say Maéva Vignes and Lionel Jouvet

Commission’s R&D flagship was justifiably celebratory—now comes the hard part, says Daniel Spichtinger

Research funding needs stability, balance and heft to meet Europe’s strategic goals, says Kamila Kozirog

To make the most of Horizon, universities must look inwards too

Back page gossip from the 11 April issue of Research Europe

Deal between publisher and libraries cuts through complexities of policy and pricing, says Claudia Heidrich

Research provisions in pioneering EU tech legislation need careful handling, say Tatiana Panteli and colleagues

Delays to Swiss association must not be repeated

Back page gossip from the 21 March issue of Research Europe