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EU's development policy on thin ice

EU's development policy on thin ice

A scientific board that helped forge links between European researchers and policymakers will close down on November 1, 2014. It is unknown if the new development commissioner will set up a similar board.

A professor for all cases

A professor for all cases

The Technical University Dresden is breaking new ground by hiring chairs not tied to a discipline.

As spending cuts loom, embattled Italian scientists plea for mercy

As spending cuts loom, embattled Italian scientists plea for mercy

Steep budget cuts could push Italian universities and research centers beyond the point of no return, an academic body warned yesterday.

Foreign scientists call on Stephen Harper to restore science funding and freedom

Foreign scientists call on Stephen Harper to restore science funding and freedom

Hundreds of scientists around the world are asking Prime Minister Stephen Harper to end "burdensome restrictions on scientific communication and collaboration faced by Canadian government scientists."

Engagement für mehr Öffnung

Engagement für mehr Öffnung

Er gründet eine Online-Zeitschrift ohne jegliche Schranke, twittert die Mitteilungen des Bundesgerichts und bemüht sich hartnäckig darum, dass alle Gerichte ihre Urteile zugänglich machen: Daniel Hürlimann rüttelt am Justizapparat.

More than half of 2007-2012 research articles now free to read

More than half of 2007-2012 research articles now free to read

More than half of all peer-reviewed research articles published from 2007 to 2012 are now free to download somewhere on the Internet, according to a report produced for the European Commission.

Losing ground' to rivals

Losing ground' to rivals

The UK will lose its leading position in science and engineering unless cutbacks are reversed, campaigners say.

Venture capitalists return to backing science start-ups

Venture capitalists return to backing science start-ups

After years of shying away from science, engineering and clean-technology start-ups, investors are beginning to take an interest in them again.

Harvard University says it can't afford journal publishers' prices

Harvard University says it can't afford journal publishers' prices

University wants scientists to make their research open access and resign from publications that keep articles behind paywalls.

NIH Common Fund announces 2014 high-risk, high-reward research awardees

NIH Common Fund announces 2014 high-risk, high-reward research awardees

NIH to fund 85 awards to support highly innovative biomedical research.

A congressman's plan to make NIH grantees younger

A congressman's plan to make NIH grantees younger

Congressman wants to order the NIH to bring down the average age at which new investigators receive their first grant by 4 years within a decade.

Europe's brain project is 'back on track'

Europe's brain project is 'back on track'

Henry Markram said the executive board was working to 'isolate the scientific concerns' expressed by dissenting neuroscientists.

2014 Golden Goose Award winners

2014 Golden Goose Award winners

The Golden Goose Award is a new award that recognizes scientists and engineers whose federally funded research has had significant human and economic benefits.

A pioneer as elusive as his particle

A pioneer as elusive as his particle

When the Nobel Prize in Physics was to be announced, Peter Higgs decided it would be a good day to get out of town. Unfortunately, his car wasn't working.

What makes a global top 10 university?

What makes a global top 10 university?

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is in first place in the latest league table of the world's best universities.

University of California plans Venture-Capital fund for campus startups

University of California plans Venture-Capital fund for campus startups

Investment pool, at $250 Million, would be among biggest targeted for student and faculty research

Single market for research depends on national reforms,

Single market for research depends on national reforms,

Reforms must now be implemented at the Member State level to make ERA work.