Academic freedom and the autonomy of science require protection not only against direct state interference, but also against the more subtle colonisation of research by political and economic systems.

Agency’s prestigious training programs among those spared, while other key offices are scrapped.

The European Commission has launched two strategies it hopes will speed up the adoption of artificial intelligence and strengthen Europe's competitiveness and innovation capabilities.

Sorbonne University plans to leave the Times Higher Education Rankings. According to its president, most of these rankings are "black boxes" whose methods raise ethical questions.

Trump offers funding advantage deal to small group of universities. Some universities have already pushed back.

Reform needed to improve trust in science, patient care and training of AI, advocates say.

Japan is edging closer to signing off on a deal to join the EU's €93.5 billion Horizon Europe research and innovation programme, with research Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva flying to the country on 2 October to continue talks.

Scheme for unconventional ideas among those hit by Swiss National Science Foundation funding loss.

Large language models could help reduce backlog of study proposals, but critics are wary of entrusting ethics to machines.

In December 2023, the press office for Science (and the Science family of journals) decided to explore whether ChatGPT Plus had potential as a tool to help writers

Report highlights promise, questions about detectors of AI-generated text.

Experts call for African-led platforms and pooled funding to protect scientific visibility.

“Non-binding exploratory talks” with the EU have already started, bringing hope to research sector leaders.

To fight the war on science, higher education needs to reimagine the most important career milestone for faculty.

Exploratory talks that would lead to Australia associating to Horizon Europe were announced by the European Commission on September 10.