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Joined-up approach to research infrastructure should reach beyond Earth, say Katharina Cramer and her colleagues

Controversial policies on Covid-19 stem from a deeply rooted view of evidence, says Morten Sager

Partnerships, not posturing, are needed to restore Britain’s place in global science, says Mike Galsworthy

The ERC must strive to widen participation if it is to remain relevant
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Back page gossip from the 25 February issue of Research Europe

Failed Swiss data-sharing project has lessons for Europe, say Fritz Sager and his colleagues

Cheerleaders for links between academia and society should read more novels, says Joaquín Azagra-Caro

Back page gossip from the 11 February issue of Research Europe

Academia must help nip damaging populist arguments in the bud

Pivotal scientific qualification should be guarded more carefully, says Dalmeet Singh Chawla

Creeping oligopoly threatens value, innovation and the flow of knowledge, says Jean-Claude Burgelman

Governments should trust researchers to maintain integrity

Back page gossip from the 28 January issue of Research Europe

This year’s themes should be openness, collaboration and early-career researchers, says Lidia Borrell-Damián

Europe should change its mindset and narrative on what research can do, says Daniel Spichtinger

Back page gossip from the 14 January issue of Research Europe

Academic anger is rising over the latest lockdowns

Special edition: Covid-19 comment from our Research Europe and Research Fortnight contributors

Sign-off on the astronomy megaproject is a moment for both celebration and realism, says John...

Covid-19 might reroute global career networks, but cities will remain central, says Luca Verginer

Europe can’t innovate in isolation, but it can avoid one-sided relationships, says Jakob Edler

Nationalist rhetoric will hurt global efforts to roll out a Covid vaccine

Back page gossip from the 10 December issue of Research Europe

Programme looks top-heavy with strategic priorities and light on fundamental research, says Peter Fisch

Running a Framework programme grant requires a complex mix of skills, says James Cunningham

President-elect may be pro science but he faces battles in the Senate, says Simon Marginson

The EU must confront Hungary and Poland, even if it delays the budget

Back page gossip from the 26 November issue of Research Europe

There’s no perfect way to value publications—but we should still try, says Sandra Rousseau

Now data can substitute for materials, international agreements on biodiversity need updating, says Charles Lawson

As Europe hails Biden’s victory, we must not lose sight of the stakes

Back page gossip from the 12 November issue of Research Europe

Creating European research and education areas requires a transparent and inclusive dialogue, says Thomas Jørgensen

Government efforts to steer innovation waste money and distort markets, say Christian Sandström and colleagues

Back page gossip from the 29 October issue of Research Europe.

Like many EU nations, Italy is struggling to hang on to young talent

R&D funding for infectious diseases needs to become less reactive, says Paul Barnsley