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ViewPoland’s new applied research chief pledges modernisation

Jerzy Małachowski will direct Poland’s National Centre for Research and Development

ViewSpain allocates €70m to boost space tech sector

Programme aims to increase competitiveness of Spanish aerospace industry

ViewBrexit still affecting many of UK’s Spanish researchers

Survey by Society of Spanish Researchers in UK warns of ‘potentially serious consequences’ for R&D

ViewSpanish government boosts R&D budget by a third

Minister says country is growing its number of scientific jobs at a rapid pace

ViewEU and Turkey agree stronger research links

Agreement aims for more collaboration in R&D and researcher training

ViewEU and US commit more funding for Ukrainian research

Funding from Horizon Europe and US philanthropic organisations has near and long-term support objectives

ViewAustrian funder releases guide on providing safety for diversity

National science fund offers practical advice on handling discrimination and harassment in workplaces

View‘Money can’t solve everything’ for Ukrainian research

Some destroyed research infrastructure might never be recovered, group warns

ViewSpain boosts research equipment funding by a quarter

Ministry of Science allocates €224 million for technical equipment to strengthen research

ViewEU innovation agency opens hub in Latvia

European Institute of Innovation and Technology hub intended to take regional innovation to “next level”

ViewPoland’s EU Covid funds to boost digitisation and environment R&D

Share of almost €60 billion will be invested in green technologies and cloud computing research

ViewUkraine ‘needs R&D support for all areas of society’

RI Days: Ukrainian diplomat says help with research and innovation feeds into all sectors

View$1.26bn needed to restore Ukraine’s research, study finds

Unesco analysis says 1,443 scientific buildings have been damaged or destroyed by Russian invasion

ViewSwiss R&D and education spending set for 1.6% annual rise

Government wants Switzerland to remain “internationally competitive” through research, innovation and education

ViewEU poised to release up to €137bn to Poland

Judicial reform set to unlock funding for activities including research and innovation

ViewSwiss national funder sets out stance on artificial intelligence

SNSF tells applicants use of AI is their “personal responsibility”

ViewAustria seeks to strengthen public trust in science

Campaign launched after study revealed lack of communication causes population’s interest in science to wane

ViewSpain announces ‘globally unique’ cancer research facility

Research on promising therapies will take place at new accelerator in Valencia

ViewSwitzerland and EU hold talks on participation in Erasmus+

Commission official “welcomes” country’s interest in becoming part of EU’s academic-mobility programme

ViewStudent groups decry ‘worrisome trends’ in Slovakia’s academia

University welcomes groups’ support, but says claims of decline in academic freedom are overblown

ViewAustria seeks to boost universities with law changes

Rules on research integrity, joint degrees and short-term mobility updated

ViewSome progress in first Swiss report on animal use transparency

More signatories to transparency agreement have published policy statements, but laggards remain

ViewHungary probes quality of national research infrastructures

Facilities responding to survey may gain recognition of excellence and access to EU funding

ViewSpain gets new research chief

Biomedical researcher Eva Ortega-Paíno appointed new secretary general for research

ViewUkraine has lost almost a fifth of scientists since Russian invasion

Remaining researchers are leaving the profession in droves, or spending less time on their work

ViewSpain reforms national research evaluation exercise

Changes aim to recognise “greater diversity” of research careers and shrink gender pay gap

ViewSpain approves €1 billion for university talent and research

“Unprecedented” funding injection intended to support stable and attractive research careers

ViewPolish funder ‘will close grant schemes’ without bigger budget

Newly appointed National Science Centre director aims to boost ailing agency’s finances by a fifth

ViewRoom for improvement in Portugal’s animal research

Report says information sharing and communication have dropped among signatories of national agreement

ViewSwiss EU replacement scheme awards €119m

Scheme replacing European Research Council Starting Grants hands out funding