Professional grant-writing advisers help researchers construct ERC proposals—and thereby influence what institutions present as competitive science, affecting efforst to change research culture.

Publicly available AI models and local infrastructure can reduce AI's environmental footprint while giving researchers greater control over the tools they use.

Voluntary framework aims to improve access for industry and start-ups and to speed up time to market.

Scientists and entrepreneurs are developing innovative ways to reduce laboratory plastic waste through reusable equipment, recycling technologies, and greener workflows.

Is it a good faith attempt to fix problems in academia, or a smokescreen for cuts to universities and political control over science?

The U.S. National Science Foundation announced a $47 million investment over five years, along with additional financial commitments from nearly three dozen universities and private industry.

German Chancellor Merz says EU budget proposal should be cut by several hundred billion euros

Deal confirms that Japanese researchers will be able to apply for European funding in part of the programme

The career market is difficult to navigate, and academic achievements feel like they're no longer enough.

The new president of the National Academy of Sciences, talks about learning to see as a scientist, leading the Academy during a challenging time, and communicating science in a noisy information landscape.

Dutch MEP Brigitte van den Berg is on a mission to raise the profile of vocational training in EU research and innovation policy.

The European Commission has received significant pushback to its suggestion that industry could be required to make cash rather than in kind contributions to Horizon Europe joint undertakings (JUs).

Croatia has partnered with the World Bank in a highly targeted €106 million project that aims to fill R&D funding gaps that are not easily met by EU programmes.

In the UK, Andy Burnham’s decision to absorb the science brief into an expanded business department could strengthen links between research and the government’s industrial strategy.

EU accession will be a huge boost to Montenegro’s research and innovation ecosystem, but the country must still make efforts nationally to create real impact, say members of its research community. 

External influences - such as politics, funding and the media - are increasingly putting the autonomy of research under pressure.

One of Andy Burnham’s first acts as new UK prime minister has been to abolish the government’s dedicated science department. Responsibility for the science and innovation portfolio now lies with the business department.

AI giant Anthropic recently announced its scientific workbench, Claude Science. While scientists praised many of its features, they noted that its reasoning needs work.