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In the UK, Andy Burnham’s decision to absorb the science brief into an expanded business department could strengthen links between research and the government’s industrial strategy.
One of Andy Burnham’s first acts as new UK prime minister has been to abolish the government’s dedicated science department. Responsibility for the science and innovation portfolio now lies with the business department.
Agency drops attempt to mitigate risk in favor of outright prohibition on working with most Chinese research institutions.
Borys Budka says Horizon Europe evaluation criteria should reward scientific merit, not access to grant writing infrastructure.
Research sector urges Council to consider Parliament’s ideas for future research and innovation instruments as agreement is delayed.
Earlier this week, Politico Europe reported that the European Commission is planning to centralise departments responsible for the direct allocation of EU funding ahead of the start of the next EU multiannual budget in 2028.
Leaked documents contain measures calculated to strengthen role of EU member states in strategic priority setting.
Leadership is one area where well-intentioned strategies are in place, but are often not put into daily use.
Some want reproachment with Beijing, but others in Europe are wary of rekindling research and technology collaboration.
The higher education sector in the UK faces the prospect of a university going into administration. How have universities fallen so low and is change possible?
Does the Trump administration’s sudden closure of many long-standing science advisory panels amount to what one academic calls a “blitzkrieg”?
The European Commission wants to make it easier for research and innovation projects to move between civilian and military programmes.
In the early days of NSF, its leaders dreamed of large-scale federal investment in basic science but had to carve out a place for the new foundation in the complicated landscape of US science funding.
Centre-right leader Friedrich Merz is expected to become chancellor in a new coalition following election.
The realities of the new political landscape have cast its shadow on the future of academia.
New Zealand’s science system is undergoing its biggest transformation in over 30 years
Ten-year plan seeks to improve take-up and financial sustainability of continental STI programmes.
Where Kamala Harris and Donald Trump stand on the issues that matter most to scientists.
The US House of Representatives is more likely to vote on climate action when it is linked with certain other environmental issues
