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ViewDoing the sums

Lump sums can help ease bureaucracy, but they do have pitfalls

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Back page gossip from the 30 September issue of Research Europe

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Back page gossip from the 16 September issue of Research Europe

ViewBack to normal?

At the dawn of the academic year, EU Covid funds offer hope

ViewGive science a voice at the General Assembly

The UN must explicitly recognise science’s role in combating global challenges, says Magdalena Skipper

ViewPact for Research and Innovation looks dead on arrival

Woolly list of aspirations omits everything that makes policy work, says Peter Fisch

ViewEurope’s science diplomacy needs more carrot, less stick

Research cooperation could aid foreign policy—if the EU used it wisely, says Daniel Spichtinger

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Back page gossip from the 5 August issue of Research Europe

ViewDrug discovery project shows potential of smart openness

Commitment to sharing doesn’t mean you can’t work with industry, say Hamish Evans and colleagues

ViewThe next wave

Universities must offer better careers to young talent

ViewNovel researchers have a lower chance of winning funding

Swiss programme favours mainstream work, but unconventional applicants aren’t deterred, say Charles Ayoubi and colleagues

ViewReshape science diplomacy for an interconnected world

Emphasis should be on collaborative approaches to grand challenges, say Ewert Aukes and colleagues

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Back page gossip from the 22 July issue of Research Europe

ViewSafe haven

EU must consider individual needs when giving scientists sanctuary

ViewGetting labs to net zero needs a coordinated effort

Standards and guidance can help universities cut emissions and save money, says Martin Farley

ViewThe road from Covid leads through open science

Policies rewarding sharing, rather than ownership, could spring innovation from its rut, says Richard Gold

ViewA sticking plaster

Recovery plans alone can’t fix Covid-damaged universities

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Back page gossip from the 8 July issue of Research Europe

ViewSwitzerland risks sinking below the Horizon

Failed negotiations likely to trigger another exclusion from EU R&D funding, says Franz Barjak

ViewJust say no

Women must not be the sole drivers of gender equality in academia

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Back page gossip from the 24 June issue of Research Europe

ViewScience is evolving, and policy needs to keep up

Science Europe’s new strategy reflects shifting expectations in both academia and society, says Marc Schiltz

ViewEU university policy needs to support, not direct

The Commission should aim to boost cohesion without limiting diversity, says Anna-Lena Claeys-Kulik

ViewBuilding a consensus in grant review

Experience of a funding scheme helps to reduce disagreement among grant reviewers, says Marco Seeber

ViewThe small print

It’s all systems go on Horizon Europe, but there are kinks to iron out

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Back page gossip from the 10 June issue of Research Europe

ViewHow MSCA is changing under Horizon Europe

Brian Cahill unpicks updates to the EU’s flagship programme for early career researchers

ViewScientists’ appetite for kit drives innovation

Procurement of lab equipment is an overlooked link between universities and industry, says Sofia Patsali

ViewHow can Germany end its innovation drought?

Reversing a half-century of decline may require radical steps, say Wim Naudé and Paula Nagler

ViewOpen up the purses

The ERA and EEA need financial support to meet lofty political goals