Associated countries to Horizon Europe have complained about being frozen out of sensitive calls, and want a bigger role designing the next Framework Programme, according to a study.

Africa is set for remarkable progress and transformation. Central to this development is the need to enhance higher education and research capacities across the continent and the European academic community has a unique opportunity.

Structural inequities and neglect of career development threaten to turn back clock

Experts are urging policymakers not to forget about research and development when they set about boosting Europe's defence capabilities. As yet, the political activity following the US decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine has found little place for R&D. 

In the wake of attacks on the research enterprise, scientists need to focus on protecting its fragile infrastructure.

What happens to research without diversity? Why erasing DEI weakens science, and why research benefits from inclusivity.

Investment in Big Science projects, such as the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, are often seen as purely scientific ventures. A more co-ordinated approach to Big Science across the UK and European Union could produce significant benefits.

By denying the realities of sex, gender, and race, the White House's statements worsen inequity and cause harm.

America has already lost its global competitive edge in science, and funding cuts proposed in early 2025 may further a precipitous decline.

Commission’s silence on the next EU R&I programme is becoming alarmingly loud, says the author

Early career researchers’ path to independence is unnecessarily bumpy

Scientists might achieve more for the public by staying out of politics, writes the author

Three years after the attack on Ukraine, positions are changing, but there is no more money in Germany for military research.

Brussels has thrown money after the metaverse, blockchain and now generative AI. Are these sound investments, or just a fear of missing out?

Defending the practice of science from its adversaries will require dealing with some uncomfortable truths.

One-size-fits-all approach gives fluent writing an outsize role in research success.

Whether well-meaning or hostile, decisions about categories and counting are always political.

The realities of the new political landscape have cast its shadow on the future of academia.