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ViewThe fight for funding

Investment could help boost research and tackle chronic inequalities, but doubts remain

ViewFrance news roundup 13-19 January

This week: Unions question campus return, CEA launches IP strategy and defence research call opens

ViewEU guide to tackling foreign interference finally arrives

Research institutions encouraged to implement security measures, but Commission stresses guidelines are non-binding

ViewPandemic puts French medical research under the microscope

France’s health research strategy is difficult to separate from the country’s political predicament

ViewMacron promises more market reform for higher education

Suggestions of raised tuition fees and greater role for industry seized on by political adversaries

ViewERC winners explore plans to exit UK

Overseas institutions already looking to poach winners of European Research Council grants amid eligibility gridlock

ViewHole in Copernicus budget ‘unresolved’ says Esa chief

Stopgap measures expected as EU-UK row leaves Earth-observation programme short of €750 million

ViewEU reveals strategy for bolstering European universities

Plans include flagship initiatives on cross-border European University Initiative alliances

ViewERC Starting Grant success rate set to skyrocket after plummeting

Projection comes as ERC grantees receive share of EU’s first-ever innovation transition awards

ViewGerman science year to focus on society

Exhibitions, debates and competitions with citizens dominate annual initiative to boost research visibility

ViewThe year of transformation

2022 may see the end of short-term contracts at German universities

ViewGermany news roundup: 12-18 January

This week: visa problems for Cameroonians, Berlin’s plagiarism definition and a psychology university for Wiesbaden

ViewEU sets out plan to boost clinical trials amid new regulation

Efforts focused on encouraging bigger, multinational studies as new clinical trials regulation comes into force

ViewEuropean planet-hunting mission passes critical review

Six-month review involving over 100 people gives go-ahead for next phase of Plato mission

ViewNordic news roundup: 11-17 January

This week: Helsinki’s application wave, Danish scholarships for health students and Sweden’s best cancer researcher

ViewIrish universities introduce leave for domestic abuse victims

Four institutions launch policy to support staff experiencing violence at home with paid absence

ViewUniversities brace for governance shake-up

2022 to see major upheaval in management of Irish higher education

ViewIreland news roundup: 1-17 January

This week: students return to campus, ERC success and a fund to improve gender equality

ViewAalborg stops courses over government relocation plan

University to shut down programmes in anticipation of regionalisation move

ViewGreen transition, Nordic-style

A detailed collaboration programme aims to boost sustainability R&D in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway

ViewPharma industry draws up guidelines for sharing data

Code of conduct follows problems for health research sector in implementing European data regulation

ViewCall for more interdisciplinary research support

European universities and funders ask policymakers to create new instruments for collaboration

ViewCareers and the climate crisis: ‘No professorships on a dead planet’

An activist-scientist discusses the emergency measures open to researchers

ViewHigh-cost Dutch policy proposals to be scientifically assessed

Parliamentary committee introduces mandatory research review for all proposals or bills topping €20 million

ViewNew year, new funds

The incoming Dutch government plans to invest billions of euros in research and innovation

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 1-14 January

This week: a regenerative medicine pilot, Starting Grant success and a funding windfall for Leiden

ViewUniversities seek role and clarity in EU-US export talks

Group says trade council should discuss legal uncertainties around export of research outputs

ViewHorizon Europe application system ‘unstable and unclear’

Survey by university group finds room for improvement in tool and guidance for funding-seekers

ViewEmbo head shows ‘sincere remorse’

Fiona Watt apologised to staff of UK research funder she previously led after bullying investigation

ViewMake 2022 the year Europe delivers on its ambitions

The EU must act on academic freedom, innovation and Horizon Europe, says Christian Ehler