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There have been many initiatives to combat the distorting effect of research assessment exercises. The latest looks like it might work

Science Europe’s new values framework sets out ideals to aspire to, says Marc Schiltz.

Ministers sign off joint positions on international cooperation, research assessment, open science and Horizon Europe missions in Luxembourg meeting

After months of negotiations, research stakeholders in the EU are getting close to an agreement on a set of principles and commitments for reforming the way research outputs are evaluated.

The European University Association and Science Europe, the association of research funders and performers, will lead the drafting of an agreement on reforming research assessment. The exercise is part of efforts coordinated by the European Commission.

European research organisations have called on policymakers to provide more support for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research, saying this kind of research is needed to tackle societal challenges but lacks funding.

With money finally flowing to projects, the next year will be a critical time to lay the foundations for beating cancer, adapting to climate change, saving the oceans and protecting soils

Leading research figures concerned EU policy agenda leaves too much in hands of member states

The culture of science needs to change to meet growing demands as research becomes more complex and puts greater stress on the research community, according to a recent statement from Science Europe, an association of 38 research organizations in 28 European countries.

Funders’ event at conference highlights the pandemic’s lessons for fighting climate change, says Eleanor Smith.

Science Europe position paper aims to steer outcome of ministerial meeting later this week

At the COP26 UN climate conference in Glasgow, groups representing universities and research funders have called on their peers to join them in committing to more ambitious actions on climate change.

Maria Leptin will not join until 1 November due to clashing commitments in her calendar, but research lobbies are sanguine about the delay.

Member state governments’ move to slash EU funding labelled “extremely disappointing”, especially in “unusual” times.

The Pact for Research and Innovation should give stakeholders a greater say over the implementation of the European Research Area. As things stand, stakeholders will have little say over how proposed increases in R&D budgets are implemented in member states. But this input and know-how is essential to advancing the single European area for research.

Science Europe Secretary General, Lidia Borrell-Damián, comments alongside other research stakeholder organisations on the new Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe, put forward by the European Commission.

Research covers Science Europe's response to the European Commission Inception Impact Assessment for a Data Act. The research sector has vast experience in data generation, storage, curation & (re-)use. Taking into account its expertise & knowledge can contribute to making the European single market for data useful for the society & economy at large.

Science Europe's Secretary General, Lidia Borrell-Damián, shares information on our recent study for cOAlition S on Diamond Open Access in light of the new French Open Science Plan.

Science Europe’s new strategy reflects shifting expectations in both academia and society, says Marc Schiltz