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Increased cooperation on research would be part of global treaty on pandemic preparedness

Commission ‘confident’ German judges will ‘swiftly’ consider complaint and allow fund to open on time

China says EU ‘not a rival’ but includes academia in sweeping response to Western sanctions

Covid-19 stimulus money ‘risks being dispersed into thousands of individual, disconnected initiatives’, Commission warned
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German initiative also wins backing of six non-EU countries

Areas for revision include supporting digitisation and technology infrastructures

Impediments put EU leadership in health research at risk, academy associations warn

Project developed an access point and rules for the European Open Science Cloud

Concern that proposal from libraries “legally impossible” despite “noble ambition”

Clash over data platforms continues, with funders, universities and others seeking transparent engagement

National leaders call for transparent and independent analysis “free from interference”

Researchers in European Space Agency member states will probe the mysteries of the universe

Royal Society and partners urge action on health data, biodiversity and reducing greenhouse gases

Under-construction infrastructure developing action plan to mitigate problems caused by pandemic

Bloc is a “fervent supporter of global cooperation”, insists Commission president

Pharmaceutical industry warns about “severe risk” of retaliatory measures against perceived “vaccine nationalism”

Search engine praised for addition of open-access information to author profiles

Scientists can only dissect and deflect disasters if they have ‘comprehensive’ data, EU unit says

Submissions ‘could well exceed’ the 6,000 foreseen at the design stage, European Commission officials say

Leru network calls for tighter definition of strategic interests used to exclude long-time collaborators

Incongruous decay of subatomic particles points to problems with standard theories of fundamental forces

Agency countries vote to extend previous agreement to keep programmes on track

Discussions on genetic technologies must go beyond questions of safety, EU advisers say

Falls come as US trial finds vaccine 100 per cent effective at preventing hospitalisations

Benefits of jab outweigh risks, European Medicines Agency reiterates after investigation

Regulators will look into whether mergers cause higher drug prices, lower innovation or anticompetitive conduct

Feedback requested on updated EU plan that will cover most aspects of universities’ international work

Law intended to enshrine right to open publication of research papers in repositories without embargo

Warning comes as many European countries stop using AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine pending a safety review

Call anticipates European Commission strategy to shape EU’s international research, innovation and education activities

EU’s €1 billion neuroscience initiative eyes future with leadership shift from Switzerland to Brussels

Food strategy ‘only partially’ reflects advice, neglecting human rights considerations, experts complain

Commission expects 200 million doses to be delivered from second quarter of the year

Research facility says pandemic-induced remote working behind John Womersley’s decision to step down

Why publishers and funders are arguing about how researchers can use their own papers

Economists warn national governments should use money to bring lasting change to research capacity

Multi-billion-euro funding schemes will support research directly and indirectly