Europe News

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 9-15 October

This week: a chemistry collaboration, AI in medical imaging and the Nobel Prize in economics

ViewEU seeks to harness R&D in pursuit of Arctic goals

Bloc doubles down on Arctic sustainability, using science diplomacy as a lever

ViewStepping up: Supervising PhD students

The first of two articles about taking on responsibilities as an early career academic

View‘Political stalemate’ undermines research

President of Swiss universities group warns that continued frostiness in Swiss-EU relations is damaging research

ViewGermany’s next government must act on climate

Merkel leaves research in good health, but fell short in crucial ways, says Stefan Kuhlmann

ViewDo big deals threaten diversity in publishing?

Large-scale agreements to boost open access are having unintended consequences, says John Whitfield

ViewCommission puts its faith in ‘missions’

But questions over funding and deliverability have dogged launch of EU’s new approach to R&D

ViewPlan S: still dividing opinion

Nine months into the open-access initiative, funders are happy but researcher concerns remain

ViewSwiss movement

Ambition is the watchword for this early career fellowship scheme

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 14 October issue of Research Europe

ViewDoing the sums

Lump sums can help ease bureaucracy, but they do have pitfalls

ViewEU universities plan leaves cross-border concerns open

Experts praise policy alignment but fear strategy will not solve collaboration problems

ViewWhat’s going on in the EU: 1-14 October

This week: Horizon Europe’s budget, EU-UK ties, a visit to Mercury and more

ViewInterview: Tragedy and farce

Greece’s former top statistician says his scapegoating undermines scientific integrity and democracy

ViewMinisters agree on need for EU action on health threats

Agreement over health emergencies agency with R&D powers and need for autonomy on medicines

ViewCommission raises €12bn for Covid recovery spending

Green bonds will help pay for member states plans, including investments in R&D

ViewUkraine joins the Horizon Europe club

Commission says latest deal for non-EU state access to R&D scheme shows commitment to openness

ViewThe latest Research Europe flipbook

News, opinion, funding insight, and more in the latest issue of Research Europe

ViewFrance news roundup: 7-13 October

This week: African collaboration, Covid-19 impact on PhDs and ethics at France’s national health institute

ViewCompanies supportive of university research, poll shows

France’s business leaders say they recognise academia’s role of creating knowledge and jobs

ViewResearchers to be embedded in France’s auditors’ court

Conference of University Presidents signs training agreement to improve expertise in administration

ViewCovid drives surge in requests for EMA science advice

European Medicines Agency sees requests for help rise by a fifth but licence applications decrease

ViewChina and EU ‘committed to COP success’

Leaders Frans Timmermans and Han Zheng stress cooperation on climate change as international relations sour

ViewSpringer Nature picks research integrity chief

Chris Graf joins publisher from rival Wiley, promising to work with researchers on responsible conduct

ViewGermany news roundup: 6-12 October

This week: Nobel Prize winners, German Rectors’ Conference post-election demands and life sciences fellows

ViewMunich and Berlin dominate external research funding

Criticised dependence on ‘third-party’ funding may be waning, DFG report shows

ViewProportion of female professors stagnates in Germany

Only 26 per cent of full-time professors in the country in 2020 were women

ViewHuge interest in Marie Curie public engagement call

But Horizon Europe MSCA round faces €15 million gap between requests and available funds

ViewFaroe Islands join Horizon Europe

Association deal between archipelago and European Commission further increases R&D programme’s reach

ViewNordic news roundup: 5-11 October

This week: Finland’s Covid-19 museum, practical advice for the elderly and a landscape restoration award