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At 10, Europe’s ‘Excellence’ Fund Faces Calls for Change

At 10, Europe’s ‘Excellence’ Fund Faces Calls for Change

The European Research Council has earned a reputation for quality—and for being risk averse

Horizon 2020 Rules Changed to Tackle Pay Gap

Horizon 2020 Rules Changed to Tackle Pay Gap

The European Commission has changed the Horizon 2020 model grant agreement, to try to address complaints about low salary levels among the newer 13 member states.

March for Science: Reaching out for Bottom-Up Governance

March for Science: Reaching out for Bottom-Up Governance

As top-down governance gives signs of obsolescence, it is time to adopt greater bottom-up input from scientists into policies influencing our lives.

 

Fall in EU, Nursing and Mature Applicants Squeezes the Market

Fall in EU, Nursing and Mature Applicants Squeezes the Market

Applications to UK universities for full-time undergraduate courses are down 5% this year. David Morris explains where, how, and why this has happened.

UK Scientists' Loss of Influence to Be Felt at Home and Across Europe

UK Scientists' Loss of Influence to Be Felt at Home and Across Europe

Thomas König examines the consequences of the predicted fall of influence of British scientists on the future of European science.

Research and education budgets in shambles in Denmark and Finland

Research and education budgets in shambles in Denmark and Finland

Recent changes in the political landscape in Northern Europe have brought some new policies that are less supportive of science and education than previously.

A Plan for UK Science After the EU Referendum

A Plan for UK Science After the EU Referendum

The 2016 vote to leave the European Union (EU) shocked British scientists. We propose an eight-point plan to limit the immediate damage and to put U.K. science on the front foot in the wake of the Brexit vote.

Scientists should not resign themselves to Brexit

Scientists should not resign themselves to Brexit

Leaving the European Union is not yet a done deal, and UK researchers must look past a pay-off and take a stand, says Colin Macilwain.

Europe Should Hold Fast to Its Scientific Ambitions

Europe Should Hold Fast to Its Scientific Ambitions

The EU’s fresh round of billion-euro Flagship research projects must be open to all types of science.

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.