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Senior editor at Research Professional News, mainly editing European research, innovation and higher education policy news
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European Research Council’s new €7m Plus Grants open to researchers at any career stage, but not to holders of ongoing ERC grants, funder reveals

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November 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Free to read: Record €22.1bn budget agreed for European Space Agency, including boost for science programme

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November 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Commission sets out plans to boost EU bioeconomy

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November 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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EU advised to add societal welfare moonshots to next research and innovation programme

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November 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Italy news: Academia in uproar over government push for control

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November 27, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Funding still main obstacle to sustainability, say European university leaders

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November 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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France and Germany team up on two AI initiatives

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November 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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France news: University leaders and unions reject ‘flawed’ antisemitism survey

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November 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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MEPs urge more action to protect academic freedom in Hungary

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November 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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EU member states advised to invest in R&D and Stem skills

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November 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Free to read: Erasmus+ budget for 2028-34 ‘doesn’t go far enough’

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November 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Swiss funder sounds alarm over all-time high demand it can’t meet

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November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Germany news: New astrophysics and chemistry centres ‘will raise international standards’

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November 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Most European countries working to improve academic careers

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November 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Judging whether EU’s Arpa model is working ‘could take two years’

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November 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Nordic news: Norway records drop in academics in precarious posts

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November 24, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Nordic news: Denmark aims to join tech transfer ‘Champions League’

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November 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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EU creates policy lab to progress European degree

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November 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Netherlands news: Student intake falls at Dutch universities

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November 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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‘Lack of university leadership hinders assessment reform’

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November 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Commission readies R&I-boosting Data Labs

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November 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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From our latest issue: Max Planck Society defends Israeli research centre focused on human rights

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November 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Nobel laureate Phillippe Aghion calls for fully autonomous European Research Council

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November 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Swiss data lay bare gender gap in researcher work interruptions

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November 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Russia boosting ‘propaganda’ via major journals, says academic

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November 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM