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Sector hails plan for increased research and innovation spending, especially on the European Research Council
Christian Ehler says there are “a lot of important tasks to do”
The EU’s top research and innovation official on competition, defence and the framework programme
Marc Lemaître says European Commission will take seriously sector’s demands to reform “extremely complex landscape”
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German plan for “mega deal” covering Erasmus+ and visa costs welcomed by student unions
Group representing pharmaceutical industry accepts new rules while highlighting issues still needing clarification
Four organisations seek views on how to strengthen open science
UK spending watchdog questions Esa value for money as new science secretary emphasises space opportunities
Latest European Parliamentary appointments include new chairs for key sector committees
Increased incentives should be offered for scientists to tackle misinformation, says Science Europe report
Collaboration on research and innovation, raw materials and technology “reaffirms Serbia’s EU path”
Practice of animal testing for scientific purposes decreased almost 11 per cent in a year
Commission president seeks bigger ERC and EIC, and stronger cross-border university alliances
European Commission president is re-elected, promising investment in clean industry and “stronger Erasmus+”
This week: research integrity, space skills, advanced materials and more
In issue 611, Marc Lemaître interviewed, Switzerland’s ERC win, Iter delays, FP10 debate and more
Mission aims to aid defence against collisions with Earth
Roberta Metsola returns to lead European Parliament with backing of 562 of 699 MEPs
Commission finds programme including Earth-observation initiative is achieving its aims
Government officials discussed “shared interests” and risks around artificial intelligence
Ahead of European political summit, Labour ministers have suggested closer ties on R&D and students
Group representing leading global economies agrees closer ties on infrastructures and advanced technologies
European Research Council president Maria Leptin issues warning in keynote speech to G7 research ministers
EU food regulator confirms proposal to deregulate some gene-edited crops is based on best evidence
Unesco would provide secretariat in effort to align scholarly publishing initiatives
Consortium successfully launches rocket after repeated delays, ending reliance on foreign powers
Draft conclusions recommend improving training schemes to upskill young space talent
International demonstration facility’s new construction and operations plan involves finding “shortcuts” in schedule, says leader
In issue 610, Iliana Ivanova interviewed, ERC grant erosion, AI running research projects and more
This week: Horizon Europe, reform recommendations, regional innovation and more
Orbán government’s stance is causing concern, but R&I and education priorities are considered promising
Much remains to be decided despite initial agreement on top jobs and overarching priorities
Despite her role potentially ending, the EU’s R&I commissioner is looking to the future
EU research and innovation commissioner urges “shared commitment” to increase investment
Funder group mulls recommendation for phased implementation of plan for more “responsible” scholarly publishing system
Free flows of data are part of broader initiative to boost innovation and technology ties
Funder group reports “many publishers experienced problems meeting their open-access growth targets” in initiative