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ViewStudy suggests tweaking how EU copyright law affects research

Uncertainties over scope of law should be clarified to promote reuse of results, report recommends

ViewCommission study reinforces research fears about digital laws

Study finds EU academic organisations face legal uncertainty due to digital services and markets acts

ViewEuropean medical funders falling short of best practice, study finds

But at least one funder, France’s CNRS, disputes the findings

ViewOver 80% of European physicists unaware of Plan S, study finds

Some researchers who know of the open-access initiative express concern about restriction of publication choice

ViewEU countries pulling back from joint research institute in Russia

Researchers linked to Joint Institute for Nuclear Research warn of impact on science

ViewResearcher mobility ‘worsening’ in Europe, says RTO association

Earto calls for improvements in tax law and permit recognition for mobile workers

ViewNeutron facilities renew ties amid concerns over European capacity

Isis Neutron and Institut Laue Langevin plan another decade of working together

ViewRenewable energy funding targets Africa-Europe collaboration

Second call of scheme that leverages national grant-making with EU top-up support

ViewCommission rejects calls for UK and Swiss access to Horizon

But EU institution hopes difficulties will be “promptly overcome” to allow membership of R&I scheme

ViewAlmost 9,000 journals to get impact factors for first time

Arts and humanities journals to be allocated metric used to assess scholarly impact

ViewNew European Research Area actions close to being chosen

Fourteen of 18 potential priorities seem to already have enough member states’ backing to progress

ViewPolish decree complicates global research authorship conundrum

Poland’s science ministry says collaboration policy of Belle II experiment violates funding rules

ViewEU research ministers discuss funding and Ukraine

Meeting covers topics including synergies and rebuilding of Ukraine’s research infrastructure after the war

ViewMinisters put pressure on Horizon budget

Academic groups outraged as member states push for cuts to already under-pressure European Research Council

ViewPublishing: Open for business

Some researchers are still unconvinced about publishing on the European Commission’s open platform

ViewWhat’s going on in Europe: 8-21 July

This week: R&D leadership, space images, animal research and more

ViewEuropean Space Agency forced to take evasive action with satellite

Satellite on magnetic field mission forced to avoid debris with only hours’ notice

ViewPortugal gains its first European research infrastructure

University of Minho will host repository for micro-organism collections, in collaboration with Spain

ViewNew European launcher completes first flight

Vega-C successfully lofts satellite payloads

View‘High hopes among MEPs’ as Czech presidency sets out aims

Presidency tells European Parliament of plans for academic freedom and other work

ViewAtlantic nations agree to form ocean research pact

Pole-to-pole alliance will share knowledge and data, and promote ocean literacy

ViewHubble successor hailed as first image inspires awe

James Webb Space Telescope is a joint initiative of Canada, Europe and the United States

ViewAcademia laments being ‘ignored’ in deal on EU platform laws

Agreed laws remain unclear on application to academic activities, library group warns

ViewPlan S funders embrace journal-free versions of peer review

Papers reviewed without publication in journals or on platforms deemed “of equivalent merit”

ViewCern experts warn that Russia exclusion could disrupt particle physics research

Loss of “extremely important” researchers expected as Cern cuts ties with Russia over invasion

ViewCommission to launch centre for platform AI transparency

“High profile” centre will use data-science expertise to assist with enforcement of new digital laws

ViewEU’s R&D leadership ‘eroding’, major report warns

Analysis finds China and the United States are pulling further ahead, particularly on technology

ViewCommission hails EU decision on use of antimicrobials

Banning animal use of some antimicrobials will help fight resistance, Commission says

ViewEU presidency seeks synergies between R&D funding schemes

Top-level discussions to bolster research will take place at a conference in Prague this week

ViewTop publishers denied impact factors for journals

Taylor & Francis and Springer Nature among big names with journals suppressed for citation anomalies