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ViewEuropean values

Being true to EU values is hard, but worth doing

ViewEuropean Universities Initiative demands system-level reforms

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

ViewGive academics space for art

Creative sidelines are a common, powerful and undervalued form of knowledge exchange, says Joaquín Azagra-Caro

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Back page gossip from the 27 October issue of Research Europe

ViewWinter is coming

Those with the most precarious careers need the sector’s support

ViewClose colleagues spark bright ideas

Researchers might need to be near their collaborators to break new ground, says John Whitfield

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Back page gossip from the 13 October issue of Research Europe

ViewStraight talking

R&D-intensive countries need clarity on intellectual property

ViewItalian research policy needs continuity

Incoming right-wing government must not reverse positive reforms of recent years, says Maria Pia Abbracchio

ViewHorizon Europe’s missions are victims of their own success

With many EU R&D programmes becoming mission-oriented, the originals are drifting, says Joep Roet

ViewUkraine’s research community needs coordinated support

Crisis-mode response must now shift to a more long-term and strategic effort, says Oksana Seumenicht

ViewCommunity outreach

New form of EU engagement could offer fresh hope for research

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Back page gossip from the 29 September issue of Research Europe

ViewAutomating citations risks encouraging sloppy science

Age of algorithms challenges traditional notions of good research, say Wytske Hepkema and her colleagues

ViewWinds of change

Let’s not lose momentum for a better research environment

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Back page gossip from the 15 September issue of Research Europe

ViewA fair pricing model for open access

Publishing charges should reflect local economic realities, say Faranah Osman and Johan Rooryck

ViewPolitical earmarks aren’t just pork-barrel funding

Evidence from US suggests letting politicians choose projects can aid innovation efforts, says Holmer Kok

ViewWorlds apart

The words of the Commission’s top R&D official are not comforting

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Back page gossip from the 4 August issue of Research Europe

ViewLack of political will could undermine UK’s plan B

Alternative to Horizon Europe needs buy-in on both sides of the channel, writes Jan Palmowski

ViewEU data management policies are paying off—gradually

Experience of Horizon 2020 grant winners reveals progress and areas needing improvement, says Daniel Spichtinger

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Back page gossip from the 21 July issue of Research Europe

ViewBrussels infighting is strangling the European Innovation Council

Parliament will resist Commission efforts to curb new funder’s independence, says MEP Christian Ehler

ViewEfforts to spread EU funding show their worth

Research strength is growing across Europe—but continued success is not guaranteed, says Jan Palmowski

ViewStating research’s values can improve its culture

Science Europe’s new values framework sets out ideals to aspire to, says Marc Schiltz

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Back page gossip from the 7 July issue of Research Europe

ViewUniversities’ response to gender equity plans rings hollow

Research managers can be stronger advocates for diversity, say Jakob Feldtfos Christensen and Lachlan Smith

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Back page gossip from the 23 June issue of Research Europe

ViewCommission’s stance on UK and Horizon Europe will harm EU R&D

Arbitrary and opaque approach to post-Brexit association risks eroding researchers’ confidence, says Thomas Jørgensen