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ViewEmbo applauds court backing of tax-exempt status for editing

European molecular biology organisation hails ruling involving former subsidiary as victory for peer review

ViewGerman funder recommends ban on Russia coauthorship

Some in sector warn of practical issues with Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft recommendation

ViewUK science advice ‘lacks autonomy and transparency’

Researchers examined Covid-19 response and recommended the nation separates science advice from government

ViewGermany news roundup: 7-13 September

This week: fears over winter heating emergency, rising graduation numbers and university digitalisation partnerships

ViewDemands voiced for more student support

Special payments welcomed, but students need long-term protection from inflation, says student union

ViewDFG defends animal experiments

Science funder calls for integration of welfare and responsible research into German law

ViewGerman academies urge fewer work flights

Universities asked to do their bit by organising sustainable travel and more digital events

ViewGermany news roundup: 3 August to 6 September

This week: a diversity initiative, an institute lost, protection for universities amid the energy crisis

ViewModerna suing Pfizer over Covid vaccine inventions

Moderna claims Pfizer and BioNTech “unlawfully copied” mRNA technology developed before the pandemic

ViewPolice investigate UK PhD student over masturbation study

University of Manchester has suspended doctoral student as it assists police with enquiries

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

ViewGermany news roundup: 20-26 July

This week: Thuringia's naming controversy, innovation in the Rhine-Neckar region and a new Stem award

ViewUniversities brace for energy shortage

German rectors and students push for nationwide plan to preserve teaching and research

ViewScientists protest DAAD and Humboldt cuts

Joint letter voices alarm after government breaks coalition promise with large budget reductions

ViewBudget cuts threaten research exchange, funders warn

Continued financial trouble impacts German collaboration with poorest partners and those at risk

ViewScience council urges better use of health data

Lack of digitalisation and data silos slow down German wellbeing progress, experts say

ViewGermany news roundup: 13-19 July

This week: high energy costs, an army institute’s evaluation and replacing the Vorab programme

ViewRectors propose reforms to fixed-term contracts

But university leaders want to maintain legal basis for short-term employment, flaunting government promises

ViewUniversities stand by laws curtailing military research

Cold reception for German academy’s proposal to loosen rules on weaponisable work in higher education

ViewGermany news roundup: 6-12 July

This week: applied science PhDs in North Rhine-Westphalia, a protest in Berlin and DFG reprimands

ViewDFG promises to ‘fund, develop and shape’ German science

Position paper sets out mission and future strategy of country’s biggest research financier

ViewR&D spending decreases slightly in 2020

Report shows fall in innovation expenditure, but federal government maintains Germany will meet 2025 goal

ViewGermany news roundup: 29 June to 5 July

This week: Max Planck president-elect, climate protest in Freiburg and Körber Prize winner

ViewUK and German universities explore closer ties

Russell Group and U15 group of research-intensive institutions agree to establish joint committee on collaboration

ViewGermany news roundup: June 22-28

This week: Lower Saxony research boosted, row over student aid and demand for HE ‘stagnating’

ViewGermany’s universities pushed to embrace military research

Bans on military work should be abandoned in light of Ukraine war, says science academy

ViewProfessors’ group seeks reform of law for fixed-term employment

Law must balance young researchers’ stability with systemic flexibility, DHV says

ViewHesse study points to viability of extended PhD rights

Commission positively evaluates pilot that allowed universities of applied sciences to award research-intensive PhDs