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ViewFrom the archive: The hard write

How to get writing done, even during tough times

ViewCopernicus satellite lost to fault

European Space Agency warns failure of Sentinel-1B is an “important loss” for EU space programme

ViewOpportunity profile: Pulling together

Building solid consortia is essential in the Innovative Health Initiative’s first call of Horizon Europe

View‘Stubborn’ Commission rejects R&D pleas

Sector condemns ongoing EU refusal to let UK and Switzerland join Horizon Europe research programme

ViewUniversity alliances plan for ongoing UK involvement

UK institutions will continue roles in EUI alliances despite not being eligible for EU money

ViewPolitical earmarks aren’t just pork-barrel funding

Evidence from US suggests letting politicians choose projects can aid innovation efforts, says Holmer Kok

ViewAcademia laments neglected ERA actions

Member states look likely to ditch several proposals for strengthening the European Research Area

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 4 August issue of Research Europe

ViewValue beyond the cost

Cost Actions can help build community in nascent research areas

ViewWhat’s going on in Europe: 22 July to 4 August

This week: Ukraine taskforce, defence research, R&I funding and more

ViewWorlds apart

The words of the Commission’s top R&D official are not comforting

ViewStudy pinpoints secrets to a successful PhD

Doctoral students found to be more productive when they have mid-career female supervisors

ViewEU seeks feedback on digital education and skills

Universities have a “lack of capacity and expertise in teaching advanced digital technologies”, says Commission

ViewFrance news roundup: 28 July to 3 August

This week: Commission greenlights France 2030 expansion, minister’s Montpellier visit interrupted, unions ready for action

ViewFrance sets up committee on health risks

“Independent” body will be overseen jointly by ministries of health and research

ViewSpanish research council hit by cyberattack ‘from Russia’

Some research centres continue to lack access to the organisation’s online networks

ViewThe latest Research Europe flipbook

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

ViewFrench universities feature in all four new EUI alliances

Thirty-seven French institutions now involved in Erasmus+ initiative

ViewNations consider redirecting EU regional money to research

Redirecting money could enable European Research Council to award more grants, says top Commission official

ViewStudy suggests tweaking how EU copyright law affects research

Uncertainties over scope of law should be clarified to promote reuse of results, report recommends

ViewConsultants seek narrower calls to cut Horizon Europe rejections

European Association of Innovation Consultants fears new applicants will become demotivated

ViewCommission study reinforces research fears about digital laws

Study finds EU academic organisations face legal uncertainty due to digital services and markets acts

ViewNational academy demands joint approach to Earth science

Move to create single discipline could reduce fragmentation and help Germany tackle climate change

ViewGermany hosts most universities in Erasmus+ initiative

First funding round shows huge success for German institutions, which have joined 19 pan-EU alliances

ViewGermany news roundup: 27 July to 2 August

This week: antiviral research funding, campus attendance in Lower Saxony and an animal welfare prize

ViewEuropean medical funders falling short of best practice, study finds

But at least one funder, France’s CNRS, disputes the findings

ViewEIT renews support for health and raw materials networks

But reviews find room for improvement with European Institute of Innovation and Technology initiatives

ViewUse of EU’s Covid recovery fund ‘well on track’, says Commission

Member states have made “major headway” in implementing their national recovery and resilience plans

ViewDanish university attendance drops after pandemic

Just 60,000 students to start studies in winter semester, as many postpone university for travel

ViewFinnish researchers ‘less constrained’ since Ukraine war

Block on collaboration with Russia has allowed scientists to be more honest, think tank suggests