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Horizon 2020 to Be Topped up with €200 Million

Horizon 2020 to Be Topped up with €200 Million

€50 million for the European Research Council (of which €16.7 million were already included in the 2017 budget).

Science Funders Plunge Into Publishing

Science Funders Plunge Into Publishing

The European Commission, which spends more than €10 billion annually on research, may set up a “publishing platform” for the scientists it funds, in an attempt to accelerate the transition to open-access publishing in Europe.

Europe Can Build on Scientific Intuition

Europe Can Build on Scientific Intuition

Carlos Moedas sees a bold future for the European Research Council and more projects that copy its approach.

What 23 Researchers Have Done with European Research Council Funding

What 23 Researchers Have Done with European Research Council Funding

As the European Research Council celebrates its 10-year anniversary, researchers reveal what more than €12bn of ERC funding has supported.

The EU Facilities Looking to Exit UK

The EU Facilities Looking to Exit UK

UK-based academics leading research infrastructures supported by funding from the European Commission are to begin moving their headquarters to other European Union member states from as early as 2019. 

Career Success Stories of the European Research Council

Career Success Stories of the European Research Council

As the European Research Council celebrates its 10-year anniversary, three Starting Grant awardees describe their career paths.

U.K. Scientists Prepare for Impending Break with European Union

U.K. Scientists Prepare for Impending Break with European Union

Government largesse may ease Brexit—at least for applied science.

At 10, Europe’s ‘Excellence’ Fund Faces Calls for Change

At 10, Europe’s ‘Excellence’ Fund Faces Calls for Change

The European Research Council has earned a reputation for quality—and for being risk averse

Horizon 2020 Rules Changed to Tackle Pay Gap

Horizon 2020 Rules Changed to Tackle Pay Gap

The European Commission has changed the Horizon 2020 model grant agreement, to try to address complaints about low salary levels among the newer 13 member states.

March for Science: Reaching out for Bottom-Up Governance

March for Science: Reaching out for Bottom-Up Governance

As top-down governance gives signs of obsolescence, it is time to adopt greater bottom-up input from scientists into policies influencing our lives.

 

Fall in EU, Nursing and Mature Applicants Squeezes the Market

Fall in EU, Nursing and Mature Applicants Squeezes the Market

Applications to UK universities for full-time undergraduate courses are down 5% this year. David Morris explains where, how, and why this has happened.

UK Scientists' Loss of Influence to Be Felt at Home and Across Europe

UK Scientists' Loss of Influence to Be Felt at Home and Across Europe

Thomas König examines the consequences of the predicted fall of influence of British scientists on the future of European science.

Research and education budgets in shambles in Denmark and Finland

Research and education budgets in shambles in Denmark and Finland

Recent changes in the political landscape in Northern Europe have brought some new policies that are less supportive of science and education than previously.