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ViewCroatia’s recovery plan aims to ‘revamp’ research funding system

Plan proposes major reforms and includes almost €1 billion of investments for research and education

ViewChanges to EU rules ‘could harm childhood disease R&D’

Reductions to market exclusivity and other incentives could “drive investment away”, pharma body claims

ViewOmbudsman rules against bid for Erasmus+ extension due to Covid

EU watchdog backs Commission’s explanation that extra time would hamper successor programme and overload systems

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ViewOpportunity profile: With peace in mind

An international funder is striving to move peace research forward

ViewSo you’re new to…USAID

Brushing up on the US development funder’s priorities is job number one before submitting bids

ViewEurope funding at a glance: 16-29 July

This week: coronavirus research, Google credits and a renewed Greek-German team-up

ViewOpen-access talks continue at Italy’s research council

Publisher price hike has delayed signing of contracts despite subscription growth across the country

ViewItaly news roundup: 16-29 July

This week: CNR leadership change, gender equality, finance internships and policy insights for undergraduates

ViewEU supports technology transfer platform for Croatia and Slovenia

Platform will help invest €40 million in research and protection of intellectual property

ViewGlobal science leaders pressure China to back Covid origins study

Senior EU politician and US, Australian and Japanese advisers say China must uphold scientific integrity

ViewFrance plans to overhaul research funding instruments

2022 strategy brings back single-team project financing, and introduces EU and public-private schemes

View‘Zero tolerance’ promise on medical students’ mistreatment

French government acts after reports surface of long hours and sexism at university hospitals

ViewFrance news roundup: 22-28 July

This week: nuclear priorities, brownie points for sustainability, and a five-year CNRS partnership

ViewBioNTech aiming for malaria vaccine with EU help

European Commission and investment bank to “throw weight behind” effort, says von der Leyen

ViewFurther delays for Hungary and Poland’s Covid recovery plans

Council chair says plans from the Netherlands and Bulgaria are expected “shortly”

ViewMinister calls for extreme-weather research after deadly floods

Karliczek wants to improve forecasts and understanding of risks posed to Germany by climate change

ViewGermany news roundup: 21-27 July

This week: artificial intelligence schools, Cologne's internationalisation strategy and a West African climate centre

ViewBavaria starts campus jabs over demand for in-person teaching

Universities urge states to press ahead with plans for Germany-wide Covid-19 vaccinations for students

ViewCommission finally publishes annotated Horizon Europe guide

Research leaders hail ‘pre-draft’ Annotated Model Grant Agreement after weeks of waiting

ViewEU state aid rules altered to speed up funding of research

Co-funded R&D projects and Seal of Excellence recipients to benefit from “major simplification”

ViewFour more EU Covid recovery plans set to be approved

Finance ministers likely to green-light spending for Croatia, Cyprus, Lithuania and Slovenia

ViewPlanned EU R&D partnership changes ‘a barrier for non-profits’

Research organisations want accounting rules for public-private partnerships to better reflect their expenses

ViewFinnish government axes culture ethics committee proposal

Ministry asks artists to regulate themselves, leaving universities sidelined in harassment debate

ViewNordic news roundup: 20-26 July

This week: Denmark’s pandemic windfall, Norway’s dearth of terrorism studies and mature students in Sweden

ViewReport lauds ‘professionalising’ of post-PhD research

Irish universities commended for efforts, but campaign group highlights fraught conditions for international academics

ViewAcademics urged to participate in pilot Covid-19 tests

Ireland-wide project will deliver rapid testing and wastewater checks on campus

ViewIreland news roundup: 13-26 July

This week: a sustainable development prize, a university launch in Shannon and campus consent training

ViewUnion warns of overdependence on external funding

Long-term studies and research quality in Sweden are on the decline, SULF reports find

ViewPlan S policy will stump smaller publishers, claims consultant

But representative of open-access initiative says publishers are preparing to comply, not complaining