Craig Nicholson

Ministers to discuss future of EU R&I and cohesion funds

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"Guillou is urging EU decision-makers to reduce Europe’s reliance on U.S.-based financial and technology infrastructure, arguing that sanctions are effective because so many essential services — from payment systems to online platforms — are controlled by American companies"

Nordic news: Hybrid work ‘is best’ for most of Finland’s researchers

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Nordic news: Denmark clears path for researcher-led startups

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Library support enables Royal Society open access shift - Research Professional News Eight subscription journals go fully OA during 2026 through subscribe to open model

Library support enables Royal Society open access shift.

Eight subscription journals go fully OA during 2026 through subscribe to open model.

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EUI alliances ‘need coherent overall funding model’ - Research Professional News European Universities Initiative funding must reflect varied sources and institutional aims, EUA report says

The European Universities Initiative alliances ‘need a coherent overall funding model’, says @eua.eu

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Free to read: Next EU R&I programme must fund full range of research, says Science Europe

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‘No silver bullet alternative’ to tuition fees, warns David Willetts - Research Professional News Former minister who introduced £9,000 fees says “unloved” model is “deep-seated”, amid student debt controversy

‘No silver bullet alternative’ to tuition fees, warns David Willetts.

Former minister who introduced £9,000 fees says “unloved” model is “deep-seated”, amid student debt controversy.

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Secretary-General Jan Palmowski in @resprofnews.bsky.social:

"Palmowski suggested that Chapman might not have been advocating for partial association himself but only pointing out that the UK government will need to consider its options."

Netherlands news: AI regulation around theses unclear, accreditation body says

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Netherlands news: Dutch universities call for action as student numbers fall

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Academic freedom in EU ‘strong but eroding’, latest European Parliament monitoring study finds

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LHCb partners warn of ‘severe harm’ from UK pulling funds - Research Professional News Contributors to Large Hadron Collider experiment upgrade say Europe could lose leadership in the field

Partners on Large Hadron Collider experiment warn of ‘severe harm’ from UK pulling funds

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Ministry sets out ‘revolutionary’ 2026-28 Italian funding plan - Research Professional News Plan includes framework for more predictable funding and new schemes for multidisciplinary work

Italy news: Ministry sets out ‘revolutionary’ 2026-28 research funding plan

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France news: Health research data to be moved to EU servers

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France news: Civil service ‘failing to implement research priorities’

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Links between the next EU research and innovation programme and the planned European Competitiveness Fund need ‘much more clarity’, admits Commission expert

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Free to read: Research networks push for closer ties to EU policymaking

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Governments cool on next EU research and innovation programme funding defence projects

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Physics cuts put livelihoods, investment and reputation at risk - Research Professional News Cutting the UK out of the Electron-Ion Collider project will damage science, says Daria Sokhan

Free-to-read opinion: UK’s ‘sudden withdrawal’ from international Electron-Ion Collider project is causing ‘immense reputational damage’, warns leader Daria Sokhan

‘Will any international collaboration view the UK as trustworthy in future?’

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Von der Leyen says EU must intensify work on competitiveness, ahead of leaders meeting this week

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Germany news: Ministry backs consortia researching contraception

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Germany news: Science Council sets out 2040 research reform agenda

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Loss of UK funds ‘will collapse’ Cern upgrade project

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Any UK plan for partial Horizon association ‘a profound error’

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This looks important! And notable that Teresa Ribera is retweeting it...

“As an economics funder, I’m a believer in the value of specialisation and the division of labour” - nice line!

Nordic news: Renewed emphasis on academic freedom in Danish research code

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Nordic news: Sweden seeks to attract more foreign researchers

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‘Losing early career researchers is horrible’ - Research Professional News European University Association vice-president calls for more flexibility in academic careers to boost retention

Academic careers must be flexible to retain researchers, says European University Association vice-president and former rector Ivanka Popović

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