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ViewOpen science turbocharges coronavirus response

Contrasting Covid-19 with SARS shows how far we’ve come, say Bobby Thompson and Chris Winchester

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Back page gossip from the 19 March issue of Research Europe

ViewPublisher prestige is a barrier to open access

Judging presses on their history keeps scholarly publishing stuck in the past, says Lucy Barnes

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Back page gossip from the 5 March issue of Research Europe

ViewAn ill wind

The coronavirus carries a warning against cutting research funding

ViewA voyage into peer review

Dialogue between reviewers and authors helps dialogue between disciplines, say Kate Maxwell and her colleagues

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Back page gossip from the 20 February issue of Research Europe

ViewRedouble efforts on the ERA

Research can be a trailblazer for broader knowledge societies, says Rik Van de Walle

ViewFrugals vs friends

The showdown on the EU budget has opened up new divisions

ViewHow to get brains circulating

Focus on conditions, not pay, to lure researchers to lagging EU nations, says Jürgen Janger

ViewSo much to do, so little time

A Brexit deal on science must wait on a number of internal EU decisions, says...

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Back page gossip from the 6 February issue of Research Europe

ViewBrexit deal on science will be all or nothing

Joining Horizon Europe will require the UK to support EU research policy, says Peter Fisch

ViewBrexit—changing views

How our opinion writers have seen the UK’s departure

ViewCaught in the crossfire

Researchers in sanctioned countries need help rejoining global academia, say Lousie Bezuidenhout and her colleagues

ViewTime to break concentration

The evidence suggests that funding is divided between too few researchers, says Kaare Aagaard

ViewA voice for reason

The European Research Council is right to help its scientists speak up

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Back page gossip from the 23 January issue of Research Europe

ViewExcellence breeds invention

Highly cited papers feature prominently in valuable patents, say Felix Poege and his colleagues

ViewA textbook case of science diplomacy

EU support has been crucial to the Sesame laboratory in Jordan, says Rolf Heuer

ViewLet the beams shine bright

Research with neutrons is crucial to Europe’s ambitions—but facilities are closing, says Helmut Schober

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Back page gossip from the 9 January issue of Research Europe

ViewUniversities must invest properly in IT security

Underfunded IT systems leave universities vulnerable to cyberattacks

ViewEurope: 2019 in features

Our favourite features from Research Europe over the past year

ViewEU news review of 2019

Our pick of Research Europe’s news over the past year

ViewHorizon Europe needs you

Governments won’t stand up for the programme unless researchers make them, says Daniel Spichtinger

ViewDo top cats take the cream?

Big companies bring mixed blessings to publicly funded R&D projects, says Sara Amoroso

ViewSpace mission proves strength in numbers

ESA funding boost offers political clout—and benefits science

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Back page gossip from the 5 December issue of Research Europe

ViewFree-range PhDs are healthier

Funders should remember that doctoral students are learners as well as workers, says Anders Bröstrom