ViewEU showcase sets out bold ambitions for research spending

Commission’s R&D flagship was justifiably celebratory—now comes the hard part, says Daniel Spichtinger

ViewUp in arms

Reasons to be cheerful about research but concerns about USS investments

ViewRadical open-access proposal needs to succeed

Evidence supports Plan S call to end publication fees, say Daniel Spichtinger and Elena Šimukovič

ViewComings and goings

Statistics are out on migration, and on university incomes and expenditures

ViewUnfinished business

The EU’s next R&D commissioner should focus on three vital areas, says Daniel Spichtinger

ViewEU ‘should use legislation’ to achieve open-access ambition

Earma 2023: Directive needed to make open access the default, speaker suggests

ViewDifficult climates

How universities can help to achieve net zero and the OfS can learn to communicate

ViewMake data reuse a habit

EU strategy needs to do more than provide infrastructure, say Daniel Spichtinger and his colleagues

ViewEU data management policies are paying off—gradually

Experience of Horizon 2020 grant winners reveals progress and areas needing improvement, says Daniel Spichtinger

ViewEarma mulling group to offer assistance on open science

Earma 2022: European Association of Research Managers and Administrators collected ideas at annual conference

ViewPlaybook for a changed world?

Commission’s advice on foreign interference in R&D can shape response to Russia, says Daniel Spichtinger

ViewEngagement and usability are key to EOSC rollout

Science-computing megaproject should prioritise buy-in from researchers, say Daniel Spichtinger and Daniel Zdun

ViewEurope’s science diplomacy needs more carrot, less stick

Research cooperation could aid foreign policy—if the EU used it wisely, says Daniel Spichtinger

ViewWhat it’s worth

As Universities UK calls for universities to reopen fully, are students getting value for money?

ViewTake this chance to reboot Europe’s R&D spending

Post-pandemic funding and policy initiatives can help end decades of stagnation, says Daniel Spichtinger

ViewCost of being Covid-secure

Covid-19 has hit finances hard at universities serving large numbers of students from disadvantaged backgrounds

ViewResearch is a wallflower in the EU. It should be front and centre

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

ViewEU budget shows hard politics beats good arguments

To avoid future funding disasters, researchers must lobby harder at home, says Daniel Spichtinger

ViewGood, bad and ugly in the EU’s coronavirus response

Research has been mobilised swiftly, but budget wrangles risk damaging future funding, says Daniel Spichtinger

ViewHorizon Europe needs you

Governments won’t stand up for the programme unless researchers make them, says Daniel Spichtinger

ViewKeep Horizon Europe open

Limiting third-country membership would weaken EU soft power without saving money, says Daniel Spichtinger

ViewThe last census

On 14 December, the Office for National Statistics published its long-awaited proposals for how it...

View2019 will be crunch time for Horizon Europe’s budget

Technical aspects of EU research policy remain to be decided—but political deadlines and money will...

ViewOpen research policy needs stronger rules and greater rewards

Principles alone will not drive the necessary changes in culture and attitudes around research data,...

ViewDifficult reading, in any language

The UK is leaving the European Union.