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Swiss Scientists to Regain Full Access to EU Research Programmes

Swiss Scientists to Regain Full Access to EU Research Programmes

Political compromise settles immigration row that could have severed Swiss–EU research agreements.

Scientists Need to Wake Up to the Opportunities of Brexit

Scientists Need to Wake Up to the Opportunities of Brexit

It’s easy for UK researchers to focus on the downsides of leaving the EU. A House of Lords report today calls for a more positive approach.

Brexit By The Numbers: The Fear of Brain Drain

Brexit By The Numbers: The Fear of Brain Drain

Evidence to parliamentary inquiry puts some figures on the uncertainty hanging over EU university staff.

The Proof of the Pudding: University Responses to The European Research Council

The Proof of the Pudding: University Responses to The European Research Council

Universities’ responses to the changes in the institutional environment of research funding that the European Research Council represents.

What Does UK Science Do About Brexit?

What Does UK Science Do About Brexit?

UK scientists are coming up with strategies to deal with the prospect of leaving the EU.

Brexit and the International Mobility of Scientistst

Brexit and the International Mobility of Scientistst

Following the UK’s vote to leave the EU, arrangements for the movement of people to and from the UK look likely to change.  Will scientists be affected?

Conference Navigates Gap Between Science and Government

Conference Navigates Gap Between Science and Government

More than 600 professionals from the worlds of science and politics converged in Brussels late last month to mine internationally accumulated expertise on how best to connect scientific evidence with government decision-making.

International Strategy for Research and Innovation

International Strategy for Research and Innovation

A communication setting out a new strategy for international cooperation in research and innovation, in particular with a view to implementing Horizon 2020.

‘Brexit’ May Hurt Britain Where It Thrives: Science and Research

‘Brexit’ May Hurt Britain Where It Thrives: Science and Research

European Union money accounted for 40 percent of funding for cancer research in Britain over the last decade.

European Countries are Reaping the Benefits

European Countries are Reaping the Benefits

How do European countries use open data? Who are the trend setters? And what impact does open data have on our economy & society? A first report looked at Open Data Maturity and Readiness.

LSE foreign academics told they will not be asked to advise on Brexit

LSE foreign academics told they will not be asked to advise on Brexit

Experts question legality under anti-discrimination laws as senior politicians criticise move as ‘baffling’.

Brexit 'not good news for British science' warn new Nobel laureates

Brexit 'not good news for British science' warn new Nobel laureates

Duncan Haldane and Sir Fraser Stoddart call for scientists to be given protected status for visas, and highlight the role of EU funding in attracting elite scientists.

Science advisers need to explain the evidence

Science advisers need to explain the evidence

People no longer take science advice on trust, and science advisers need to provide evidence for their recommendations, according to Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Science, Research and Innovation.

Europe proposes copyright reform to help scientists mine research papers

Europe proposes copyright reform to help scientists mine research papers

Long-awaited plan would exempt computer-aided harvesting from EU copyright law.

Commission proposes copyright exception for researchers

Commission proposes copyright exception for researchers

As part of its update of EU copyright rules, the European Commission today proposed a copyright exception that would permit researchers to analyse on a large scale scientific data to which they have lawful access.