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EU to Prioritise Deeper Higher Education Cooperation and Mobility

EU to Prioritise Deeper Higher Education Cooperation and Mobility

European leaders and the European Commission have backed proposals to step up higher education mobility and exchanges and create a network of European universities with integrated study programmes and curricula that enable students to study abroad.

Commission Launches €2 Million Horizon Prize in Social Innovation

Commission Launches €2 Million Horizon Prize in Social Innovation

The European Commission today launched a Horizon Prize in Social Innovation to improve the mobility of older people.

Nobel Laureates Demand Release of Iranian Scholar Facing Death Sentence

Nobel Laureates Demand Release of Iranian Scholar Facing Death Sentence

Letter from Nobel prizewinners denounces plight of Ahmadreza Djalali.

Congress Offers Defense Scientists a Bigger Payday

Congress Offers Defense Scientists a Bigger Payday

Congress has given government scientists working at U.S. defense laboratories an opportunity for a much bigger payoff—up to $500,000 per year—if their research is a commercial success.

 

The Female Tech Bosses Who Want Zebras Not Unicorns

The Female Tech Bosses Who Want Zebras Not Unicorns

A new movement calls for tech investors to back more start-ups led by women and people from ethnic minorities.

Federal Council Adapts Copyright Law to the Digital Age

Federal Council Adapts Copyright Law to the Digital Age

With the revision to the Copyright Act, the Federal Council wants to strengthen the rights and interests of creative artists and the cultural industries by taking a resolute approach to pirated online content.

Sudden Shift at a Public Health Journal Leaves Scientists Feeling Censored

Sudden Shift at a Public Health Journal Leaves Scientists Feeling Censored

Claiming overreach by a new publisher, the journal’s editorial board asks for disciplinary action from the National Library of Medicine.

Francis Crick Institute's GBP700m Building 'Too Noisy to Concentrate'

Francis Crick Institute's GBP700m Building 'Too Noisy to Concentrate'

Some of the 1,250 people working at the year-old laboratory say its open plan layout, designed to produce collaboration, makes it hard to focus on work

Hungary Rewards Highly Cited Scientists With Bonus Grants

Hungary Rewards Highly Cited Scientists With Bonus Grants

Some top researchers prosper in Hungary as country tries to improve its international standing in science.

UK Government Announces Research-Spending Hike Ahead of Budget

UK Government Announces Research-Spending Hike Ahead of Budget

Pledge to raise country's public research funding to £12.5 billion in 2021–22.

Coin Toss Sends European Medicines Agency to Amsterdam

Coin Toss Sends European Medicines Agency to Amsterdam

"Amsterdam promises a bright future for the EMA—a city of great clout, excellent flight connections and quality of life," said Fernand Sauer, the agency’s founding director.

London loses EU agencies to Paris and Amsterdam in Brexit relocation

London loses EU agencies to Paris and Amsterdam in Brexit relocation

Paris takes European Banking Authority and European Medicines Agency goes to Amsterdam as EU’s chief negotiator mocks Theresa May’s ‘Brexit means Brexit’ stance.

Dear Nobel Winners, Mr. Trump Has All the Brains He Needs

Dear Nobel Winners, Mr. Trump Has All the Brains He Needs

The president won't meet this year's American laureates, no surprise for "a very intelligent person"€ with no need for science.

More Than 100 Universities and Colleges in Offshore Leaks Data

More Than 100 Universities and Colleges in Offshore Leaks Data

More than 100 educational institutions, including some of the world's most prestigious, appear linked to blocker funds and other offshore investments.