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ViewScience in Exile Declaration is a call to action

International initiative aims to help researchers caught in crises, say Peter Gluckman and Vivi Stavrou

ViewOpen infrastructure needs a level playing field

Funders’ approach leaves scholar-led projects at a disadvantage against commercial players, says Benedikt Fecher

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 26 May issue of Research Europe

ViewSlow and steady

Major changes to ERC’s granting process must be handled with care

ViewPredatory journals feed on incentives, not ignorance

A one-size-fits-all approach to research evaluation helps exploitative publishers, warns Emanuel Kulczyck

ViewAfrican Light Source aims for science with ubuntu

Project marks a new approach to collaboration for continent’s researchers, say Katharina Cramer and colleagues

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 12 May issue of Research Europe

ViewSupport for support

With R&D under pressure, research management needs a new era

ViewEarma 2022: Does the EU expect too much of research?

How R&D serves policy goals needs more thought, say Doris Alexander and Dipti Pandya

ViewEarma 2022: How you record spending matters less than how much you spend

Debate over lump sum funding obscures deeper question of value for money, argues Peter Fisch

ViewLong shot

Far-flung interest in Horizon Europe must not replace local ties

ViewStrategic autonomy is a double-edged sword

EU’s pursuit of self-sufficiency could boost universities or leave them isolated, says Kurt Deketelaere

ViewMake analytics more inclusive

Publication databases still miss much of the world’s research, say André Brasil and Ludo Waltman

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 7 April issue of Research Europe

ViewBrace for impact

Researchers must get used to proving their work’s positive outcomes

ViewThe worst time for petty squabbles

Immediate Horizon Europe association is needed to bolster shared values, urges David Bohmert

ViewWar in Ukraine means a new era for big science

Russia's invasion has upended the politics of Europe’s largest research facilities, says Katharina Cramer

ViewPlaybook for a changed world?

Commission’s advice on foreign interference in R&D can shape response to Russia, says Daniel Spichtinger

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 24 March issue of Research Europe

ViewFuture fallout

R&D is vital to the long-term response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

ViewTax drugs to fight bugs

Levy could discourage antibiotic overuse and encourage R&D, say Lucas Böttcher and Hans Gersbach

ViewDark days

As researchers rally for Ukraine, international ties must change

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 10 March issue of Research Europe

ViewHow the research community can stand with Ukraine

Those who remain and those forced to leave need solidarity and support, says Oksana Seumenicht

ViewIt’s now or never for UK and Swiss Horizon association

The Stick to Science campaign needs EU researchers to speak up, says Vivienne Stern

ViewBig data needs firmer foundations

Emerging technologies demand action from universities, funders and governments, say Mattias Björnmalm and Max Lu

ViewA result no one wants

UK and Swiss lockout from EU R&D is starting to bite

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 24 February issue of Research Europe

ViewRankings could undermine research-evaluation reforms

League tables threaten EU plans to end culture of publish-or-perish, says Silvia Gómez Recio

ViewThe case for hard retraction

Experiences from the pandemic show the most flawed papers should be deleted, says Piotr Rzymski