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ViewGraz rector to be Austria’s next science minister

Martin Polaschek will take over from Heinz Faßmann, who announced his resignation last week

ViewUK not invited to meeting on European R&D priorities

Meeting is open to countries associating to Horizon Europe, including six more this week

ViewHow not to create the European Research Area

Paper promises will not remove barriers to the free flow of knowledge, writes Kurt Deketelaere

ViewRoyal academy urges creation of pandemic expert group

Sweden told it needs better advice to avoid high death rates in future health crises

ViewNorwegian academics struggle to find time for research

Grant writing, teaching and admin work contribute to stress and overtime, survey finds

ViewNordic news roundup: 30 November to 6 December

This week: Covid-19 passports in Denmark, Helsinki’s new board and funding for Finnish consortia

ViewHuman planetary travel on agenda for European Space Agency

Esa to explore 11 cutting-edge topics, based on first-ever public call for mission ideas

ViewDutch universities urged to collaborate better with startups

Rathenau Institute calls for more spending on business partnerships to boost tech take-up

ViewUniversities launch initiative to boost knowledge transfer

Dutch institutions and startup facilitator aim to improve the societal impact of scientific research

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 27 November to 3 December

This week: increased harassment, sustainable pension investments and an offshore solar panel test

ViewLeru university group: ‘Don’t rely on surveys to judge teaching’

Various sources should be used to assess education quality, League of European Research Universities says

ViewAustria begins €1bn programme to improve medical research

Scheme is intended to create 30 professorships by 2024, as well as more study spots

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ViewFrom the archive: Hidden treasure for cancer researchers

The little-known funder that offers top-ups to clinical projects

ViewClarivate buys ProQuest for $5.3bn

Deal will “build a world leader in research and innovation”, says innovation information company

ViewItaly news roundup: 19 November to 2 December

This week: Italian researchers abroad, young women entrepreneurs and a funding windfall for international talent

ViewResearchers petition against favoured status of doctors

Italian contract law puts non-medical researchers at risk of job insecurity, says ARSI group

ViewUnesco science head praises South Africa’s Omicron spotters

Variant discovery and sharing is an example of “how open science should be”

ViewUniversities warn of ‘dependence’ on digital companies

The League of European Research Universities calls for “drastic action” to preserve academic autonomy

ViewDutch and UK scientists awarded for ‘standing up for science’

John Maddox Prize goes to scientific-integrity consultant Elisabeth Bik and clinician Mohammad Sharif Razai

ViewUK researchers seek clarification on Horizon Europe ‘safety net’

“More detail” needed about government plans to guarantee money for UK winners of EU funding

ViewResearch included in EU’s €300bn global infrastructure plan

Investment that intends to boost research, education and other activities seen as response to China

ViewSpain’s research ministry takes aim at sexual harassment

Ministry says updated protocol reinforces prevention and punishment measures in public bodies

ViewEU agrees new rules to open up data for research and innovation

Legislation will create EU-wide sharing systems for data from public and private sectors

ViewResearch ministry supports doctoral entrepreneurs

Budget meant to accelerate French “start-up nation” will finance tech-intensive small companies

ViewProjects to combat sexism in universities receive funding

Ministry urges universities to develop institutional measures to prevent and deal with abuse on campus

ViewFrance news roundup: 25 November to 1 December

This week: animal testing, open access celebrations and the world’s first DNA-encoded texts

ViewPlan S head of strategy extends stay

Robert Kiley leaves Wellcome Trust and will stay longer than initially planned at open-access initiative

View€272m more for building up European Universities Initiative

New funding call will bolster existing cooperation, but also fund new EUI alliances

ViewFunders ‘should engage civil society’ in strategic R&D

Workshop calls on EU and national funders to overhaul policies for including civil-society organisations