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Doctoral candidates have lower satisfaction rates than more experienced Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellows, survey finds

Petition argues PhD-based eligibility windows do “not make sense” and discriminate against unconventional career paths

EU selects 10 projects involving 90 universities to test proposed ways to foster collaboration

Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment also expected to agree support for working groups
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Deals with Canada, Faroe Islands and New Zealand could all be blocked by European Parliament

University group says EU R&D programme would benefit from better integration of SSAH disciplines

Funding of billions of euros could eventually flow to institutions fostering young researchers

Well-matured bids will have a fuller flavour for reviewers

Study urges European Commission and member states to improve funding for EUI alliances

Programme manager will lead work supporting major European initiative

Three in 10 respondents said they had self-censored their academic views

Reducing the risk of harassment in remote research environments

The issues the research world will grapple with in 2023

National Technical University of Ukraine joins group amid hopes of its country entering the EU

Study targeting “financing gap” preventing student access to education and training

Scientific community “often insufficiently aware” of importance of diversity for research, academics say

Open-access initiative set to focus on role of scholarly publishing as member of reform group

Institutions could be ‘more self-confident’ say academics, while Commission pressured to take more action

Karen Stroobants, vice-chair of newly launched reform group, stresses need to maintain momentum

There was no let-up in the post-Covid drama this year as events took surprising turns

Synergy Grant win shows that degrowth research is coming of age

University and student groups urge government to address cost and complexity of UK visa regime

Group implementing EU-coordinated reforms also elects steering board chaired by Rianne Letschert

Colonialism advanced European science but left legacies of exclusion and injustice, says Coimbra

Mobility programme will spend €2.98bn of call cash on education and training initiatives

“Disconnect” identified between what researchers plan and what they actually do with their data

Researchers welcome assessment reforms in principle, but some doubt EU-led efforts will work in practice

Few studies explore how post-viral disease blocks staff from getting back to business

What to pack for an academic research career

Leru reiterates call for EU to give Switzerland and UK-based researchers access to Horizon Europe

Commission hails EEA progress but says more work needs to be done

National Research Council and multiple other bodies commit to change use of metrics

European Commission and UK Research and Innovation sign push to make assessment fairer

Don’t let the communication challenges stymie your Horizon Europe Pillar 2 funding bid

European University Association and Cesaer formally join push for fairer research assessment

Maryia Gabriel says research institutions will have role in delivering gender inclusion goals

Tim de Zeeuw loses access to European Southern Observatory, which cites university investigation