This week: ERC winners, €113 million for university students and researcher of the year
In depth: The governments of Ireland and the UK will invest €70 million in joint funding to create two research centres. The Irish research minister Simon Harris and UK science secretary Michelle Donelan (both pictured) announced the collaboration ahead of their attendance at the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference and a bilateral discussion at Farmleigh House, Dublin, on 28 November.
Full story: Funding will address challenges including climate change and food sustainability