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.

Inter-African collaboration among academics and science researchers on the continent remains low despite widespread calls at a political level to foster partnerships

Allegations against Harvard President, Claudine Gay, have left researchers arguing over academic standards and practices.

The rising cost of academic publishing is causing consternation across the research ecosystem and prompting calls in Europe for a transition to not-for-profit publishing models.

2023 has been one of the most interesting and intense years in European and international research and innovation policy.

Retractions are the stuff of nightmares for most academics. But they aren't necessarily a career obstacle, and sometimes may be the only way forward, according to Andrew P. Anderson. 

New Presidential Science Council to advise on policy

Students campaigning to stop sexual violence say they will fight to ensure Cardiff University acts after a meeting with senior staff. One student said they were laughed at by three male employees when speaking on sexual violence at a staff meeting. The university said it took sexual assaults seriously and investigated them robustly.

At Lund University in Sweden this week, astronomers moved out of a building that was custom-built to hold telescopes and other artefacts from their 350 years of history, and they relocated to a physics building down the road. That’s because the astronomy department no longer exists, having been dissolved in the wake of a bullying scandal.