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Big companies bring mixed blessings to publicly funded R&D projects, says Sara Amoroso
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Horizon Europe needs you
Governments won’t stand up for the programme unless researchers make them, says Daniel Spichtinger
ViewFree-range PhDs are healthier
Free-range PhDs are healthier
Funders should remember that doctoral students are learners as well as workers, says Anders Bröstrom
ViewNext steps on diversity
Next steps on diversity
Universities are becoming more inclusive, but challenges remain say Thomas Jørgensen and Anna-Lena Claeys-Kulik
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Space mission proves strength in numbers
ESA funding boost offers political clout—and benefits science
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Inside out
Back page gossip from the 5 December issue of Research Europe
ViewR&D advocates need to capture imaginations
R&D advocates need to capture imaginations
Universities must pressure member states to reverse funding stance
ViewR&D advocates need to capture imaginations
R&D advocates need to capture imaginations
Universities must pressure member states to reverse funding stance
ViewTenure needs a rethink
Tenure needs a rethink
Cementing privilege at top of the system reduces opportunity at the bottom, says Antonio Loprieno
ViewOut with the old
Out with the old
The Juncker Plan was controversial, but it seems to have worked
ViewBrexit delay squeezes Horizon Europe timetable
Brexit delay squeezes Horizon Europe timetable
Uncertainty about the UK’s status is holding up decisions elsewhere, says Kurt Deketelaere
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Inside out
Back page gossip from the 7 November issue of Research Europe
ViewHorizon’s brighter than it appears
Horizon’s brighter than it appears
Budget squabbles part of Framework programme’s birth pangs
ViewWindow of opportunity
Window of opportunity
Mariya Gabriel has a chance to make universities central to EU policy, says Jan Palmowski
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Inside out
Back page gossip from the 24 October issue of Research Europe
ViewDon’t backslide on trials transparency
Don’t backslide on trials transparency
Courts should not let companies keep data on medicines secret, says Ancel.la Santos
ViewParalysis by analysis
Paralysis by analysis
Data-driven management risks commercially controlled, sterile science, says Ulrich Herb
ViewSupport scientists struggling to be free
Support scientists struggling to be free
The evaluation of DDR science holds lessons for today
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Inside out
Back page gossip from the 10 October issue of Research Europe
ViewOpen research is a means, not an end
Open research is a means, not an end
Celebrating and enabling openness gives better results than trying to measure it, says Elizabeth Gadd
ViewEU’s innovation bubble overshadows research
EU’s innovation bubble overshadows research
Loss of research from commissioner’s title reveals shifting tides in Brussels, says Peter Fisch
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Inside out
Back page gossip from the 26 September issue of Research Europe
ViewKeep Horizon Europe open
Keep Horizon Europe open
Limiting third-country membership would weaken EU soft power without saving money, says Daniel Spichtinger
ViewShortcuts to nowhere
Shortcuts to nowhere
Biases in decision-making can lead to bad choices in innovation policy, says Jan Schnellenbach.
ViewSame, same—but different
Same, same—but different
Horizon Europe is meant to do things better, but can it deliver?
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Inside out
Back page gossip from the 12 September issue of Research Europe
ViewDisunited Kingdom
Disunited Kingdom
As chaos reigns in British politics, Sarah Richardson asks where this leaves researchers.
ViewPut metrics in context
Put metrics in context
Increased sophistication doesn’t always improve evaluation. Measures of research need to be more transparent and...
ViewMissions must balance influence with independence
Missions must balance influence with independence
Governance of flagship projects should be semi-detached, experimental and inclusive, say Benjamin Reid and Alex...
ViewTurning up the heat
Turning up the heat
Finland’s drive for a carbon-neutral EU is highly ambitious but has timing on its side
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Inside out
Back page gossip from the 1 August issue of Research Europe
ViewPut responsibility in its place
Put responsibility in its place
EU policies to help research serve society should forge links to those aiming to spur...
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Inside out
Back page gossip from the 18 July issue of Research Europe.
ViewEngage with Africa
Engage with Africa
Europe’s research policy towards the continent needs to be more tailored, and Africans need a...
ViewBackwards progress
Backwards progress
The selection of a Commission president shows the EU hasn’t learned from Horizon Europe’s evolution
ViewAn academic choice?
An academic choice?
Ursula von der Leyen’s views are cryptic and her vision vague, but she might prove...
ViewAll for one
All for one
To welcome at-risk scholars is to defend academic freedom in Europe, says Marit Egner