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Research managers can be stronger advocates for diversity, say Jakob Feldtfos Christensen and Lachlan Smith

Arbitrary and opaque approach to post-Brexit association risks eroding researchers’ confidence, says Thomas Jørgensen

Funding processes could be made more efficient, but there’s no perfect fix, says António Osório

Citizen science can help to set research agendas, say Marion Poetz and Henry Sauermann
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Back page gossip from the 23 June issue of Research Europe

Back page gossip from the 9 June issue of Research Europe

Research funding systems need more research themselves

International initiative aims to help researchers caught in crises, say Peter Gluckman and Vivi Stavrou

Funders’ approach leaves scholar-led projects at a disadvantage against commercial players, says Benedikt Fecher

Back page gossip from the 26 May issue of Research Europe

Major changes to ERC’s granting process must be handled with care

A one-size-fits-all approach to research evaluation helps exploitative publishers, warns Emanuel Kulczyck

Project marks a new approach to collaboration for continent’s researchers, say Katharina Cramer and colleagues

With R&D under pressure, research management needs a new era

Back page gossip from the 12 May issue of Research Europe

How R&D serves policy goals needs more thought, say Doris Alexander and Dipti Pandya

Debate over lump sum funding obscures deeper question of value for money, argues Peter Fisch

Far-flung interest in Horizon Europe must not replace local ties

EU’s pursuit of self-sufficiency could boost universities or leave them isolated, says Kurt Deketelaere

Publication databases still miss much of the world’s research, say André Brasil and Ludo Waltman

Researchers must get used to proving their work’s positive outcomes

Back page gossip from the 7 April issue of Research Europe

Immediate Horizon Europe association is needed to bolster shared values, urges David Bohmert

Russia's invasion has upended the politics of Europe’s largest research facilities, says Katharina Cramer

Commission’s advice on foreign interference in R&D can shape response to Russia, says Daniel Spichtinger

Back page gossip from the 24 March issue of Research Europe

R&D is vital to the long-term response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Levy could discourage antibiotic overuse and encourage R&D, say Lucas Böttcher and Hans Gersbach

As researchers rally for Ukraine, international ties must change

Back page gossip from the 10 March issue of Research Europe

Those who remain and those forced to leave need solidarity and support, says Oksana Seumenicht

The Stick to Science campaign needs EU researchers to speak up, says Vivienne Stern

Emerging technologies demand action from universities, funders and governments, say Mattias Björnmalm and Max Lu

Back page gossip from the 24 February issue of Research Europe

UK and Swiss lockout from EU R&D is starting to bite

League tables threaten EU plans to end culture of publish-or-perish, says Silvia Gómez Recio

Experiences from the pandemic show the most flawed papers should be deleted, says Piotr Rzymski