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Universities UK statement on the outcome of the EU referendum
Dame Julia Goodfellow, President of Universities UK said: 'Leaving the EU will create significant challenges for universities. Although this is not an outcome that we wished or campaigned for, we respect the decision of the UK electorate.'
The role of the EU in international research collaboration and researcher mobility
Boon or burden: what has the EU ever done for science?
More than 500 million people and 28 nations make up the European Union. It will lose one of its richest, most populous members, if the United Kingdom votes to leave on 23 June. Ahead of a possible ‘Brexit’, Nature examines five core ways that the EU shapes the course of research.
‘Immediate’ open access to all scientific papers by 2020
Observers are skeptical goal can be achieved
EuroScience Open Forum 2016
Top speakers announced at the next EuroScience Open Forum 2016, held in Manchester this summer (July 24-27).
A day in the life of a British academic
Imagine what would happen if the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in the referendum of the 23rd June 2016? To give our readers a better idea of the consequences of the Brexit for the country's scientists, EuroScientist has commissioned UK technology journalist Paul Hill to write a fictional day in the life of a British academic post-Brexit. This gives food for thought on the factors influencing the position of Europe's centre of gravity in research.
EU excludes open source from new tech standards
Op-ed: Big US companies could use patent licensing to throttle EU startups.
Moedas: journal papers based on EU-funded science should be free to access
Moedas: journal papers based on EU-funded science should be free to access
The days of open science have arrived and it is time to move from pay-to-read to free-to-read, says EU's R&D Commissioner. But publishers want to keep their subscriptions.
"Open science: share and succeed"
Speech by Commissioner Carlos Moedas in Amsterdam, NL
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Countries with weak national research systems were always going to struggle to win ERC grants.
Be part of the European Commission Expert Group on Open Science!
Be part of the European Commission Expert Group on Open Science! - Digital Economy & Society
Plans for new major European research facilities to help push the boundaries of science
Plans for new major European research facilities to help push the boundaries of science
Large telescopes, particle accelerators and environmental stations are among the topics covered by the eight new research infrastructure projects that are announced today as part of the 2016 Roadmap for the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI).
EC names seven researchers as its top science advisers
The outgoing head of CERN is among a group of seven researchers who will form a panel to provide independent scientific advice to the European Commission.
Commission invests €16 billion in funding for research and innovation over next two years
The European Commission will boost competitiveness by investing almost €16 billion in research and innovation in the next two years under Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation funding scheme.
Initiative helps match refugees with science jobs
A new program will connect researchers with universities but won't give them preferential treatment.
Moedas to pick up from 150 scientists
More than 150 scientists have been nominated as prospective members of the European Commission's Science Advice Mechanism.
My laboratory would fall apart if Britain left the EU
My team is drawn from all over Europe and beyond – the researchers bring in talent, income and dedication.
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