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The Horizon 2020 programme had a huge impact on the European economy, its scientific output, and on society, but was short on budget, needed simplification and should have included better support for women researchers and entrepreneurs.
Proposal for register of organisations receiving non-EU funding risks being "harmful", says European University Association.
Attempts to quantify academic contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals might miss the mark.
The challenges facing social science research are numerous and wicked. Solutions could lie in demonstrating their ability to catalyse STEM research.
When it comes to research, Europe is divided. To bridge the gap, the EU is now running a Widening programme to help fifteen member states and a few associated countries catch up.
The European Commission is proposing to allow technologies with both civil and defence applications to be funded in Framework Programme 10, in order to boost the EU's strategic autonomy.
After hitting rock bottom a few months into a prestigious fellowship, a postdoc recounts how they found their way to ADHD medication, therapy, and better mental health.
In the latest twist of the publishing arms race, firms churning out fake papers have taken to bribing journal editors.
Some scientists want to scale back their research to reduce carbon emissions. Instead of this being equated with a need to scale down research infrastructures and data centres, we need to take action to ensure these facilities are sustainable.
To motivate contributions to public goods, should policy makers employ financial incentives like taxes, fines, subsidies, and rewards? Academic literature suggests the impact of financial incentives is not always positive.
Last year was the second in which the EU's €95 billion Horizon Europe research and innovation programme was fully up and running - and with a new year, comes a chance to see how 2023 shook out.
Inter-African collaboration among academics and science researchers on the continent remains low despite widespread calls at a political level to foster partnerships
At week’s end, campuses were closed and fieldwork canceled in the biodiversity-rich country
Allegations against Harvard President, Claudine Gay, have left researchers arguing over academic standards and practices.
Based on a study of how research is cited in national and local media sources, Andy Tattersall shows how research is often poorly represented in the media and suggests better community standards around linking to original research could improve trust in mainstream media.
The goal of open access is to allow more people to read and use research outputs. An observed association between highly cited research outputs and open access has been claimed as evidence of increased usage of the research, but this remains controversial.
