ERC president Maria Leptin discusses what she hopes to achieve in her new role and what researchers need to know when applying for grants.

Switzerland-based early career scientists awarded funding by European Research Council (ERC) grants may have to move to another country to do their research.

Perverse incentives in academia and scientific publishing have led to a surge in research fraud.

EU police body accused of unlawfully holding information and aspiring to become an NSA-style mass surveillance agency

MIT Professor Arlene Fiore uses satellite data paired with ground observations to refine our understanding of ozone smog and interactions with meteorology and climate.

Figures suggest just a tenth of previous entrant numbers from some countries got a study visa.

The EU urgently needs better intelligence about China's science and technology system to avoid being taken advantage of, warns a new report.

A set of workshops are designed to inspire more girls and young women to learn technical skills.

Tulsa massacre analysis and a genetically modified mosquito release are two important updates to 2021 stories.

Adopting behaviors of people who buck trends could boost public health and sustainability. In any large dataset involving the choices people make, a handful of people will succeed when most others like them fail. Zooming in on those outliers and mapping out how they made their choices could give those failing in similar circumstances a leg up.

What are the main six debates to watch this year in European research policy?

A new COVID-19 vaccine, developed by researchers from the Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, is being offered patent-free to vaccine manufacturers across the world.

With the COVID-19 crisis still underway and a climate crisis looming, an international group of senior researchers is pushing the world's biggest economies to reform the way they manage collaboration on emerging technologies. In coming years, argues a group participant, David Delpy, professor of medical photonics at University College London, the world risks conflict over who controls and benefits from a range of emerging technologies from climate control to 6G wireless networks.

Theranos case highlights the importance of peer review for biotech entrepreneurs, scientists say.

Horizon Europe Missions will reach full steam this year. The €1.9 billion two-year plan for the missions saw the light of day last autumn, with the European Commission launching the first calls in the last weeks of 2021.

Countries and universities are once again engaged in a war for talent over researchers, entrepreneurs and students as the world emerges in fits and starts from a pandemic-induced slowdown in international migration.