Russian president Vladimir Putin at a quantum technologies conference in Moscow in July 2023. Photo: Олег Барханов / Форум будущих технологий Since leaving the USSR in 1990, the Moscow-born oncologist Andrei Gudkov has acted as something of a bridge between US and Russian science … | Continue reading
The digital landscape is undergoing a profound shift, and the EU’s Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative is at the forefront of this evolution. The NGI Forum 2023, a flagship event by the European Commission, is designed to explore the key drivers shaping the future of the In … | Continue reading
Sabine Verheyen MEP, chair of the Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education. Photo: Fred Marvaux / European Union MEPs are pushing for the EU to have shared competence with member states on education, in a bid to further mutual recognition of university degrees and to safeg … | Continue reading
Coventry University’s Africa Hub is continuing to forge positive new relationships with the signing of a new agreement with the Institute of Finance Management (IFM) in Tanzania. It is hoped the memorandum of understanding (MOU) will lead to research collaboration, new PhD progra … | Continue reading
The new MareNostrum 5 supercomputer, which will soon be operational at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS), will be the most complete and versatile machine in the world at the service of the scientific community. Thanks to its uniqu … | Continue reading
Vinnova has decided on funding of SEK 230 million for 62 project within the Advanced digitalisationprogram. Solutions in cyber security, gender equality and AI are among the projects granted. The financing is part of the government's mission to Vinnova to invest at least SEK 2.3 … | Continue reading
A delegation from the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (German Electron Synchrotron, DESY), the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon (Helmholtz Center Hereon) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Hambu … | Continue reading
Maud Cohen, President of Polytechnique Montreal. Photo:Bénédicte Brocard 150 years! What a source of pride! As the first francophone engineering university in North America, Polytechnique Montréal has, since its creation, trained engineers of the highest level and developed cutt … | Continue reading
A new push for a more equitable scientific publishing system is in the making as the proponents of ‘diamond’ open access - under which neither authors or readers would pay the publishers – weigh up joining forces in a global federation. The idea for a federation was first propos … | Continue reading
Kadri Simson, European energy commissioner, on a trip to Bratislava, Slovakia. Photo: Alex Halada / European Union The European Commission is launching an industrial alliance to promote development of small modular reactors (SMRs), that are billed as being safer and cheaper than … | Continue reading
Mycelium block of psilocybin psychedelic mushrooms. Photo: BigStock Psychedelic therapies have the potential to significantly improve treatment of mental health disorders and Europe will fall behind if it does not offer greater support to researchers and set out pathways for thei … | Continue reading
Germany’s science minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger speaking at this year's Falling Walls conference in Berlin. Photo: Falling Walls Foundation This year’s Falling Walls conference in Berlin, one of Europe’s biggest annual get-togethers of scientists and politicians, felt at times … | Continue reading
Elsevier, a global leader in scientific information and data analytics, has announced a new offering of enriched and authoritative scientific Datasets to power data applications that solve R&D challenges. Elsevier’s Datasets enable researchers, data scientists and practice leader … | Continue reading
Maria da Graça Carvalho MEP. Photo: Philippe Stirnweiss / European Union Editor’s note: This viewpoint is first of a series Science|Business is publishing on the EU Framework Programme’s past and future – in the run-up to our celebration 12-13 February of the first Framework in 1 … | Continue reading
Coventry University’s Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME) is relaunching after a £6million investment – with guests from across the world thanks to an incredible metaverse. The AME’s ‘Faculty on the Factory Floor’ base in the city has expanded thanks to the … | Continue reading
Generative AI was introduced to the working population less than a year ago with the launch of ChatGPT. From the start, it has been clear that many tasks and processes could be radically changed with its help – made easier, more efficient, even eliminated altogether. In what way … | Continue reading
Imperial’s recent visit to India helped strengthen its connections through a new seed fund and scholarships, expert panels and events. Leaders from Imperial visited Delhi and Bengaluru to meet partner institutions, government and industry leaders. Imperial also hosted alumni and … | Continue reading
Chips and other semiconductor components are considered indispensable in all important fields of the future – they are key enablers for the green and digital transformation which means the market demand is also heavily increasing. The semiconductor industry has become strategic f … | Continue reading
Data is a key tool for policy makers to respond to changes in a society and the challenges everyday people are facing. That is why Luxembourg’s National Institute of statistics and economic studies, STATEC has launched a partnership with the University of Luxembourg’s Interdiscip … | Continue reading
Science|Business, a Brussels-based media company focused on R&D policy and investment, is expanding its news team with the addition of a new journalist to help with our daily coverage of Horizon Europe and EU research and innovation policy. This full-time position is for an enthu … | Continue reading
MEP Gwendoline Delbos-Corfiel, the European Parliament’s Hungary rapporteur. Photo: Alexis Haulot / European Union The EU ban on some Hungarian universities receiving Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ funding because of rule of law concerns should be lifted, with management of the mone … | Continue reading
NATO's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Photo: NATO / Flickr NATO’s drive to boost links with civilian tech companies has a high-profile presence in Estonia, with the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (Diana) having a regional hub in Tallinn, where the Tehno … | Continue reading
The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) is keeping up the pressure over the Commission’s pharmaceutical legislation, publishing a new assessment in which it concludes the draft proposals would hasten the existing trend which has seen Europe’s … | Continue reading
Iliana Ivanova, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth. Photo: Geert Vanden Wijngaert / European Union The EU must bolster international research cooperation if it is to keep attracting the best minds and companies to the single market, the r … | Continue reading
Funding doctoral training can be a driving force for innovation, especially if it involves industry, according to a new European Commission study. This shows that when companies and organisations with a track record of innovation take part in PhD training funded by the EU’s Mari … | Continue reading
To date, the Research Data Alliance (RDA Europe) has distributed €1 million to engage European researchers to engage with the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) . The funds have been distributed through the RDA Open Calls programme, a collaboration with the European Open Science … | Continue reading
The EU has set up a new €300 million fund which will incentivise joint procurement of defence equipment. Photo: BigStock New EU rules aiming to boost common procurement of defence equipment by member states are expected to benefit SMEs with innovative technologies, but there are … | Continue reading
Research conducted at AUAS generates knowledge products and research data that should seamlessly integrate into education, research, professional practice, and society at large. Open access publishing, which is increasingly finding its place at universities of applied sciences, p … | Continue reading
A new home for chemical, environmental and biomolecular sciences has opened at the University of Birmingham. The Molecular Sciences Building will be the base for over 500 scientists from across different disciplines. Research in the extensive new facility will include materials f … | Continue reading
The hubs, led by Professor Robin Shattock and Professor Faith Osier, will develop new vaccine technologies that can be easily and cheaply be manufactured in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including work with partners in Vietnam, Bangladesh, South Africa, Kenya, and Gha … | Continue reading
Mental health is a complex and multifaceted field, encompassing diverse domains such as psychology, neuroscience, psychiatry, sociology, and public health. Mental health challenges are on the rise, posing significant burdens on individuals, families, and societies worldwide. Ther … | Continue reading
Extreme weather events, poor air quality, changes in infectious disease patterns and insecure water and food supplies put the health of much of the world's population at risk The provision of climate information through climate services is critical to understanding how and when h … | Continue reading
EIT Health Wild Card announces Innocens’ AI-empowered neonatal ICU support system as winner, with Gate2Brain's Central Nervous System drug delivery earning runner-up. The EIT Health Wild Card Programme has partnered this year with Sant Joan de Deu Hospital (SJD) Barcelona Child … | Continue reading
The AI Summit at Bletchley Park. Photo: Kirsty O'Connor / No 10 Downing Street / Flickr It’s been a whirlwind week for global artificial intelligence policymaking. Today is the final day of an AI safety summit convened by the UK, which followed a major executive order on AI from … | Continue reading
The group of leading research funding agencies in cOAlition S is looking to step up the push for a more open, equitable and faster science publishing system, in a proposal for system-level reform. They envision a scholar-led system in which each author decides where and when to p … | Continue reading
The hop-on facility allowing partners in Widening countries to join research consortia after they get off the ground is starting to have an impact, with 66 active projects, but participants tell Science|Business there are still some teething issues. Hop-on adds another dimension … | Continue reading
Lab-grown mince meat. Photo: Ivan Radic / Flickr A new research partnership is needed to accelerate development of sources of non-meat protein if Europe is to make serious headway in reducing the 26% – 34% of greenhouse gas emissions that come from its food system, according to a … | Continue reading
The University of Birmingham, through Birmingham Digital Futures (BDF), and Tech West Mids (TechWM) have signed a MOU affirming their wish to work together to address the West Midland’s prevailing digital skills gap. The agreement, signed in the same week that the University of B … | Continue reading
Following a successful review, the Max Planck / RIKEN / PTB – Center for Time, Constants and Fundamental Symmetries (TCFS)—a successful collaboration between RIKEN and several German institutes—will enter its second term, beginning in January 2024. The center is dedicated to deve … | Continue reading
The Swedish Research Council has awarded KTH Royal Swedish Institute for Technology the continued hosting of three new research infrastructures of national interest and partnerships in seven others. A research infrastructure offers academia, industry, and other actors the opportu … | Continue reading
The Future Leaders Scholarship programme will support 30 of India’s most talented Master’s students over the next three years. To nurture the full capacity of the next generation of science leaders, the fund will support equal numbers of men and women scholars. The programme is I … | Continue reading
The new sustainable programmes are SMART OR2023, Technological Innovations for Nurses, and Transition towards Zero Emission Endoscopy. They will receive €200,000 annually for four years from Erasmus MC to work on sustainable healthcare solutions. The programs were selected by Con … | Continue reading
The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the Netherlands' Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/E) recently signed a letter of intent agreeing to establish a framework for future strategic collaboration. This framework will establish cooperation between the Department … | Continue reading
Science|Business, a Brussels-based media company focused on R&D policy and investment, is expanding its news team with the addition of a new journalist to help write and produce a brand-new newsletter aimed at research and innovation professionals across Europe and beyond. This f … | Continue reading
Are you an undergraduate - or have you recently graduated in a human resources management discipline? The Eureka Secretariat in Brussels is looking for a trainee to join a talented, 40-strong international team and to put into practice knowledge acquired during their studies. Th … | Continue reading
MEP Christian Ehler. Photo: Christian Creutz / European Union The leadership of ITER should join forces with the European Parliament and come up with a communication on fusion, to ensure the large research project survives upcoming budget fights, German MEP Christian Ehler said i … | Continue reading
Member states are set to endorse a joint framework for improving the working conditions of two million researchers in Europe, but stakeholders are calling for changes to the draft document. The draft recommendations, currently debated in the EU Council, call for longer-term empl … | Continue reading