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Swiss programme favours mainstream work, but unconventional applicants aren’t deterred, say Charles Ayoubi and colleagues
ViewReshape science diplomacy for an interconnected world
Reshape science diplomacy for an interconnected world
Emphasis should be on collaborative approaches to grand challenges, say Ewert Aukes and colleagues
ViewSafe haven
Safe haven
EU must consider individual needs when giving scientists sanctuary
ViewThe road from Covid leads through open science
The road from Covid leads through open science
Policies rewarding sharing, rather than ownership, could spring innovation from its rut, says Richard Gold
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Inside out
Back page gossip from the 22 July issue of Research Europe
ViewGetting labs to net zero needs a coordinated effort
Getting labs to net zero needs a coordinated effort
Standards and guidance can help universities cut emissions and save money, says Martin Farley
ViewA sticking plaster
A sticking plaster
Recovery plans alone can’t fix Covid-damaged universities
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Inside out
Back page gossip from the 8 July issue of Research Europe
ViewSwitzerland risks sinking below the Horizon
Switzerland risks sinking below the Horizon
Failed negotiations likely to trigger another exclusion from EU R&D funding, says Franz Barjak
ViewJust say no
Just say no
Women must not be the sole drivers of gender equality in academia
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Inside out
Back page gossip from the 24 June issue of Research Europe
ViewScience is evolving, and policy needs to keep up
Science 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
EU 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
Building a consensus in grant review
Experience of a funding scheme helps to reduce disagreement among grant reviewers, says Marco Seeber
ViewThe small print
The small print
It’s all systems go on Horizon Europe, but there are kinks to iron out
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Inside out
Back page gossip from the 10 June issue of Research Europe
ViewHow MSCA is changing under Horizon Europe
How 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
Scientists’ 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?
How 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
Open up the purses
The ERA and EEA need financial support to meet lofty political goals
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Inside out
Back page gossip from the 27 May issue of Research Europe
ViewThe EU must write its research ambitions into law
The EU must write its research ambitions into law
Decades of stalling by member states shows that voluntary commitments don’t work, says Kurt Deketelaere
ViewOpen search tools need sustainable funding
Open search tools need sustainable funding
The pandemic has highlighted a crisis in discoverability and pointed to solutions, says Peter Kraker
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Inside out
Back page gossip from the 13 May issue of Research Europe
ViewOut of its own league
Out of its own league
After 10,000 grants, the European Research Council must rejuvenate
ViewA mere curiosity?
A mere curiosity?
Academics want blue-skies research—politicians often don’t
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Inside out
Back page gossip from the 29 April issue of Research Europe
View‘Normality should be something we make together’
‘Normality should be something we make together’
Online academia is here to stay—researchers must work to shape it, says Robert Braun
ViewConstant messaging
Constant messaging
Europe must improve science communication to beat vaccine hesitancy
ViewRead the manual!
Read the manual!
Earma 2021: Covid-19 has changed grant audits—but some advice is timeless, says Ellen Thompson
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Inside out
Back page gossip from the 15 April issue of Research Europe
ViewResearchers at risk need dedicated support
Researchers at risk need dedicated support
Earma 2021: Fleeing scholars need funding and help, say Orla Duke and Beata Kowalska
ViewWhat makes research support excellent?
What makes research support excellent?
Earma 2021: research managers and administrators lack well-established markers of success, says Olaf Svenningsen
ViewOne year on
One year on
What should the path from the pandemic look like for research?
ViewEurope needs a common approach to assessing research careers
Europe needs a common approach to assessing research careers
A coherent but flexible framework would boost excellence across the continent, says Jan Palmowski
ViewTake this chance to reboot Europe’s R&D spending
Take this chance to reboot Europe’s R&D spending
Post-pandemic funding and policy initiatives can help end decades of stagnation, says Daniel Spichtinger
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Inside out
Back page gossip from the 25 March issue of Research Europe