Special Task Force to Lead New European Innovation Council
In creating a new innovation council, the European Commission is experimenting not just in policy but also in management.
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Future of Scholarly Publishing and Scholarly Communication
Future of Scholarly Publishing and Scholarly Communication
The Report of the Expert Group to the European Commission proposes a vision for the future of scholarly communication. It examines the current system and its main actors and puts forward recommendations.
Top Official of European Research Council Announces Early Retirement, Citing 'controversial' Changes
Top Official of European Research Council Announces Early Retirement, Citing 'controversial' Changes
A high-ranking EU civil servant leading the administrative wing of the European Research Council (ERC) announced his early retirement to staff on Monday, citing policy disputes.
Political Battles Force a Go-slow in EU Budget Negotiations
Commission concedes it will need more time to resolve long-term budget negotiations – but it remains committed to its plan boosting R&D subsidies
Commission Frees 'Seal of Excellence' Research Projects from State Aid Unfair Competition Rules
DORA, Plan S and the (open) Future of Research Evaluation
Slides from a talk given to the general assembly of Science Europe in Brussels on 22 Nov 2018. Gives an overview of the problems of over-metricised research evaluation and how this might be tackled, in part through initiatives driven by DORA, and how they are linked with drives such as Plan S to promote open science. Shared under a CC-BY-SA opinion (though Figshare doesn't seem to allow me to select that option from their drop-down menu).
EUA Asks European Commission to Investigate Lack of Competition
The EUA Council adopted a statement expressing its concern about the lack of transparency and competition in the scholarly publishing business sector in Europe.
Billion-euro Quantum Flagship Hands out First Grants
Funding could help quantum technology gain commercial footholds in Europe.
Launch of €100 Million Clean Energy Fund with Bill Gates
Bill Gates and the European Commission have launched a €100 million investment fund designed to bring radical clean energy technologies more quickly to market in order to promote energy efficiency and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
With the European Parliament Vote on the Copyright Directive, the Internet Lost - for Now
With the European Parliament Vote on the Copyright Directive, the Internet Lost - for Now
The Parliament voted in favor of almost all provisions that extend more rights to the establishment copyright industries while failing to protect users and new creators online.
S Is for Seismic Shift
The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers, which represents the organisations most directly affected financially, was one voice of caution, saying it is "vital" that researchers have the freedom to publish where they choose.
MEPs Vote to Grant Researchers Greater Freedom to Text and Data Mine
Researchers gain more access to hi-tech research tool, but data start-ups warn the narrow rules create "a backseat for Europe's innovators".
Response to Plan S from Academic Researchers: Unethical, Too Risky!
Will Plan S deprive researchers of quality journal venues and of international collaborative opportunities, while disadvantaging scientists whose research budgets preclude paying and playing in this OA league?
An Explosion of Openness Is About to Hit Scientific Publishing
Major European countries are mandating that publicly-funded research should appear only in open-access journals.
Open Access to Publications: the SNSF Supports Europe's Plan S
Open Access to Publications: the SNSF Supports Europe's Plan S
European and national research funders are expected to commit all researchers to granting open access to their publications as of 2020. The SNSF supports this Plan S. However, it is not in a position to add its signature to the plan at present.
Hope and a Welter of Concerns Greets Europe’s Radical Open Access Plan
Scientists warn the devil is in detail of the European Commission’s latest open access plan, while publishers argue prohibiting researchers from submitting their work to certain journals is a threat to academic freedom.
Science Without Publication Paywalls: cOAlition S for the Realisation of Full and Immediate Open Access
Science Without Publication Paywalls: cOAlition S for the Realisation of Full and Immediate Open Access
In this Perspective, a group of national funders, joined by the European Commission and the European Research Council, announce plans to make Open Access publishing mandatory for recipients of their agencies' research funding.
cOAlition S: An Initiative to Make Full and Immediate Open Access to Research Publications a Reality
cOAlition S: An Initiative to Make Full and Immediate Open Access to Research Publications a Reality
The 11 national research funding organisations that form cOAlition S have agreed to implement the 10 principles of Plan S in a coordinated way, together with the European Commission including the ERC. Other research funders from across the world, both public and private, are invited to join cOAlition S.
Free our Knowledge
ECR-driven initiative launching in 2019 to collectively boycott commercial publishers and return scholar communication to the academic community.
Science, Research and Innovation Performance of the EU
"Science, research and innovation performance of the EU, 2018" (SRIP) analyses Europe’s performance dynamics in science, research and innovation and its drivers, in a global context.
Europe Pulls Together in Scientific Union
Smaller countries rely more on regional collaborations than on domestic interaction.
10 Key LERU Messages for Horizon Europe
Despite the good work by Carlos Moedas and his team, there are still a number of aspects of the proposal that could be improved.
An Open Science Future - Europe Leads the Way
An outline of Hindawi's submitted proposal in response to the European Commission’s tender to launch a new publishing platform.
Free Access to Research Papers by 2020? "Impossible Without Radical Steps", Says Robert-Jan Smits
Free Access to Research Papers by 2020? "Impossible Without Radical Steps", Says Robert-Jan Smits
"It's not that difficult to flip the system," Smits continued. "The measures we are thinking about are not rocket science - they're straightforward. The main component: if you get a grant in the future, you can only publish in open access journals," he said.
European Academies Call for a Clear and Inclusive Definition of 'Associated Countries' in Horizon Europe
European Academies Call for a Clear and Inclusive Definition of 'Associated Countries' in Horizon Europe
The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA) has submitted feedback to the European Parliament with suggestions for concrete amendments to the Proposal for the Regulation establishing Horizon Europe.
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