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View‘Reforms needed’ for EU platform to become go-to publishing venue

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

ViewAcademic freedom ‘in global decline’ warns research leader

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

ViewMajor EU scheme disheartens R&D groups

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

ViewWhat’s going on in the EU: 29 April to 12 May

This week: Ukraine invasion impacts, cities on a mission, health data and more

ViewPlan S open-access initiative asks researchers for feedback

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

ViewEUA setting up task force to support Ukraine

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

ViewEarma mulling group to offer assistance on open science

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

ViewEU foresight to consider ‘twin transitions’ in 2022

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

ViewParliament adopts report seeking AI optimism and funding

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

ViewFlagship fusion facility gets stay of execution

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

ViewEU’s citizen outreach event ends with score of measures on R&D

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

ViewEU ministers could swing behind authors holding on to their IP

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

ViewPressure on scientific advice ‘could outlast current crises’

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

ViewPlan S launches campaign over author rights retention

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

ViewEnergy expected to be EU R&D field worst hit by Ukraine war

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

ViewPlans for education cooperation welcomed

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

ViewOverarching innovation agenda under fire

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

ViewFrom our correspondents: Animal research in the spotlight

Pressure on those working with animals in Europe is growing again

ViewWhat’s going on in the EU: 15-28 April

This week: academics at risk, sanctions on Russia, Horizon Europe spending and more

ViewEU and China firm up joint research plan

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

ViewEmbo trials use of preprints for awarding postdoc fellowships

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

ViewBehaviour around space debris ‘improving but still unsustainable’

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

ViewRole of US and Chinese big tech worrying EU’s R&D future-gazers

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

ViewLarge Hadron Collider restarts after three-year upgrade

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

ViewMember states to set out individual commitments to ERA

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

ViewCybersecurity agency board ‘not happy’ at lack of permanent leader

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

ViewAcademic freedom on agenda for ERC president

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

ViewGerman-language journals to adopt gender-neutral titles

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

ViewEuropean local authorities asked for views on digital education

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

ViewCommission consults on using antimicrobials only in people

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