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ViewCovid vaccines are a very expensive miracle

Private profit from public investments shows need to reform intellectual property system, says Massimo Florio

ViewAct now or face a lost generation

Europe must not let Covid-19 wreck the prospects of early career researchers, says Jean-Pierre Bourguignon

ViewNew Year’s resolution

Another year of the pandemic has given universities a lot to reflect on

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Back page gossip from the 9 December issue of Research Europe.

ViewHow not to create the European Research Area

Paper promises will not remove barriers to the free flow of knowledge, writes Kurt Deketelaere

ViewEU policies provide bricks without a blueprint

The absence of research and innovation in Europe’s strategic plans bodes ill, says Joep Roet

ViewFrom Covid-19 to COP26

Funders’ event at conference highlights the pandemic’s lessons for fighting climate change, says Eleanor Smith

ViewDriving better data

Data-sharing advances have been slow but may be the better for it

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Back page gossip from the 25 November issue of Research Europe.

ViewHorizon Europe association is still a win-win

Tying international collaboration to other political issues risks damaging EU research, says Jan Palmowski

ViewUnesco should turn open science ambitions into action

UN-led infrastructure for research would bolster peace and development, says Rubén Vicente-Saez

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Back page gossip from the 11 November issue of Research Europe.

ViewEnough of the hot air

Politicians must act on their warm words for research and innovation

ViewEngagement and usability are key to EOSC rollout

Science-computing megaproject should prioritise buy-in from researchers, say Daniel Spichtinger and Daniel Zdun

ViewFive steps to reproducibility

Making research more reliable requires action at every level of the system, says Phil Ward

ViewClimate emergency

COP26 risks forgetting the scientists—and the science

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Back page gossip from the 28 October issue of Research Europe

ViewGermany’s next government must act on climate

Merkel leaves research in good health, but fell short in crucial ways, says Stefan Kuhlmann

ViewDo big deals threaten diversity in publishing?

Large-scale agreements to boost open access are having unintended consequences, says John Whitfield

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Back page gossip from the 14 October issue of Research Europe

ViewDoing the sums

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

ViewGlobal advisers’ gathering reveals lessons of the pandemic

Crises demand advance preparation and an ability to cope with uncertainty, says Claire Craig

ViewTechnology is reshaping the politics of space

Governments must adapt to age of autonomous, commercial systems, say Katharina Cramer and Scott Robbins

ViewNew beginnings

As researchers return to campus, are universities fit to receive them?

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Back page gossip from the 30 September issue of Research Europe

ViewThe case for ending evaluation

Science is governed by a system that erodes its legitimacy and efficiency, says Olof Hallonsten

ViewBack to normal?

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

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Back page gossip from the 16 September issue of Research Europe

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