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Member states unlikely to support scoreboard for tracking European Research Area progress, university groups say

Maria Leptin also says funder’s letter to UK winners of ERC grants “was misunderstood”

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Member states unlikely to support scoreboard for tracking European Research Area progress, university groups say
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Deputy takes over temporarily while Iter finds replacement for Bernard Bigot

Publishing in Open Research Europe does not give career pay-offs, says scientific advisory board member

Stéphanie Balme, dean at Sciences Po College, flags “authoritarian regimes that are now scientific superpowers”

Critics say year-long Conference on the Future of Europe neglected research and innovation

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Survey looks at impact of open-access policy on publishing practices and career progression

University group launches measures to facilitate Ukrainian membership and provide platform for direct exchange

Earma 2022: European Association of Research Managers and Administrators collected ideas at annual conference

Earma 2022: research will be at forefront of efforts to achieve green and digital goals

But lead MEP decries loss of call to update EU data legislation

But Joint European Torus is on course to shut down in 2024

Early reaction to Conference on Future of Europe laments “missed opportunity”

Draft Council text in line with Plan S open-access initiative on intellectual property

Academy federation president Antonio Loprieno says pandemic and Ukraine war have hastened need for advice

Campaign encourages researchers to assert rights, while blasting some publishers as “obstructive and unclear”

Russia and Ukraine are both active in energy research and innovation, study warns

Higher education representatives praise EU push for more university collaboration by “all appropriate means”

Commission warned tackling regional innovation divides and supporting world-class ecosystems should be separate tasks

Pressure on those working with animals in Europe is growing again

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Collaborative projects will focus on food, agriculture, biotechnology, climate change and biodiversity

European molecular biology organisation says move is intended to “strengthen support of young scientists”

European Space Agency calls for further adoption of internationally agreed best practice around space infrastructure

Report suggests Europe needs more collaboration on research and innovation in light of global trends

“Major” upgrade means collider can achieve “unprecedented” numbers of collisions

European Research Area committee backs move for countries to explain their participation in specific actions

Commission “keeps delaying” appointment to centre for coordinating activities including research, board member says

Maria Leptin has discussed research freedom with representatives from Turkey and Germany amid broad concern

Twenty-one medical journals are being renamed in a push to increase gender equality in medicine

Survey seeks to address problem that almost half of Europeans lack basic digital skills

Regulator has proposed prohibiting use of certain drugs in animals to combat antimicrobial resistance