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National lists of prestigious presses don’t work—instead, encourage openness, says Eleonora Dagienė

Conventional metrics overlook how satellite institutions connect universities and their communities, says David Charles

The EU’s R&D programme is at a crossroads

International cooperation and solidarity can give postwar reconstruction sound foundations, says Oksana Seumenicht
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An uncertain future demands a strong commitment to research, say Kurt Deketelaere and Jan Palmowski

To make scholarship truly open, focus on culture, publishing and equity, says Kostas Glinos

Back page gossip from the 23 March issue of Research Europe

Back page gossip from the 23 March issue of Research Europe

Back page gossip from the 9 March issue of Research Europe

Policies to counter nepotism influence evaluation processes and attitudes to reform, says John Whitfield

Back page gossip from the 23 February issue of Research Europe

Rebuilding Ukraine’s research sector can spark a brighter future

Evaluation reforms shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater, say Lutz Bornmann and colleagues

Making doctoral training more professional and selective would benefit all Europe, says Jürgen Janger

Lemaître’s appointment to crucial research post comes just in time

Back page gossip from the 9 February issue of Research Europe

Reforming research assessment will help academics reclaim scholarly communication, say Vinciane Gaillard and Stephane Berghmans

EU strategy needs to do more than provide infrastructure, say Daniel Spichtinger and his colleagues

The EU’s intervention on research careers cannot come soon enough

Back page gossip from the 26 January issue of Research Europe

Research needs to be globally coordinated, decolonised and much more interdisciplinary, says Abdulrafiu Abbas

EU Council’s holistic stance on universities’ societal mission is a welcome change, says Julien Chicot

Back page gossip from the 12 January issue of Research Europe

The EU should extend a warmer welcome to Horizon Europe

War in Ukraine, publishing prices and more—the biggest opinion pieces of the year

Existing laws can protect researchers and universities—if the Commission uses them—says Kurt Deketelaere

Contradictory demands risk undermining European Universities Initiative, say Silvia Gomez Recio and Chiara Colella

Back page gossip from the 8 December issue of Research Europe

Europe’s research sector ends the year hoping for a better future

Tackling climate change means ending prejudice against interdisciplinarity, say Guillermo Cisneros Pérez and Louise Drogoul

Back page gossip from the 24 November issue of Research Europe

Annual tussle over research funding should face the final curtain

Progress will unravel without improved research funding and strategy, say Mark Lawler and Richard Sullivan

The research system needs speedy and rigorous communication channels working in tandem, says Gregory Gordon

Back page gossip from the 10 November issue of Research Europe

Being true to EU values is hard, but worth doing

Structural factors currently prevent alliances reaching their potential, say Anna-Lena Claeys-Kulik and Enora Bennetot Pruvot