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ViewMEP flags need for cybersecurity research in response to Covid-19

Remote working exposes new vulnerabilities to hackers, warns research committee coordinator

ViewFormer Finnish leader to bridge politics and academia at EUI

Alexander Stubb says he wants to help politicians and academics learn from each other

ViewBudget change could favour R&D, Commission president says

Indication comes as MEP calls for extra help for researchers

ViewBillions in regional funds could be moved from R&D to Covid-19

Up to €60 billion targeted, of which 30 per cent might have gone to innovation

ViewAcademics call for solidarity over pandemic

Grassroots and institutional calls seek to strengthen EU and global responses

ViewParticle physics strategy postponed due to Covid-19

Cern council president says ‘not the right time’ for update

ViewEU advisers plead for more coordination on open science

Concerted action sought to bring about culture change plus links with citizens and industry

ViewPublishing scheme ‘to serve all of Europe’

Bloc’s open-access platform will be for more than just recipients of EU funding

ViewDrug regulator strives to embrace emerging R&D in five-year plan

Medicines agency sets out plan to ensure its work keeps pace with the state-of-the-art

ViewScience cloud ‘needs firmer foundations’, academies say

Academies group points to ‘number of deficiencies’ in cloud’s legal basis, says more expertise needed

ViewEU science advisers sought

Nominees should be scientific leaders of the ‘highest eminence’

ViewPandemic-induced EU budget change ‘must prioritise research’

Concern that changes to EU’s 2021-27 budget could involve cuts

ViewPlan S seeks study of ‘diamond’ publishing models

Study should identify challenges and way forward for non-commercial, zero-fee publishing

ViewAnimal research advocates demand cross-border transport

UK and US restrictions said to be hampering work on Covid-19

ViewEU promises to do ‘everything possible’ on Covid-19 research

Sources say Commission could reorient research projects

ViewYoung researchers and libraries to shape EU publishing platform

Provider F1000 Research to work with grassroots groups

ViewEU research deputy promoted to head of agriculture department

Wolfgang Burtscher to leave research and innovation department after more than 10 years

ViewEU to open accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia

Move hailed for ‘loud and clear’ message that countries will join the bloc

ViewOpen-access initiative defends ‘transformative’ publishing deals

Fully open-access model alone said to be ‘not enough’ to replace subscription fee system

ViewConcern over jailed academics as Covid-19 death toll rises

Calls to free detained researchers renewed over worries about their health

ViewWarnings issued over hackers taking advantage of Covid-19

Researchers and others told to be vigilant and ‘think before they click’ to prevent hacks

ViewCommission awards contract for long-awaited publishing platform

UK-based company F1000 will build and maintain open-access outlet for EU grantees

ViewGerman court blocks approval of European patent system

National parliament must now make second attempt to ratify court legislation, further delaying European patent

ViewCovid-19 casting uncertainty into EU-UK negotiations

Extension to Brexit transition period looking more likely as Michel Barnier tests positive for coronavirus

ViewR&D funding needs flexibility to respond to crises, MEPs say

Message comes as EU plans state aid provisions to facilitate response to Covid-19 pandemic

ViewEuropean Unified Patent Court plans for life after Brexit

Patent lawyers say show will go on—pending German approval

ViewFlagship AI lab would be ‘a waste’, researcher says

Ethics and privacy concerns also raised over Commission’s digital plans

ViewThe US of OA

Will a once-dominant superpower of open-access publishing reclaim its leadership role?

ViewCroatia’s academic research network hit by cyberattack

Distributed denial-of-service attack overwhelms intranet

ViewEU assembles Covid-19 science advice group

Commission president claims vaccine could be ready by autumn, contrary to expert opinion