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At Empa, Dorina Opris is researching how to synthesize complex electroactive polymers for robotic components, sensors or batteries - a promising project that the European Research Council (ERC) is currently funding with one of its prestigious ERC Consolidator Grants.

One-third of current Swiss scientific publications are joint papers with EU scientists. This implies that Switzerland's non-participation in the EU research programme, Horizon Europe, poses various challenges to the research community, economy, and society.

On July 11, 2023, Tilburg University and the City of Tilburg have adopted a roadmap for a co-creative research program in the field of broad prosperity in the local communities and broad prosperity in business. This research program is part of the agreement between the City and the university to take cooperation to an even higher level.

As an open-access journal of oncology, ESMO Open aims to rapidly disseminate outstanding results from innovative clinical and translational cancer research and to improve the quality of education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and patient care worldwide. Led by cancer researchers at MedUni Vienna, the journal gained scientific impact in the most recent international rankings.

The University of Valencia (UV) is number 75 in Europe, fourth in Spain and first in the Valencian Community in the 2023 version of the CWTS Leiden Ranking, an international classification that measu

Academics at the University of Glasgow have shared a report that explores how approaches from the arts and humanities can advance a people-centred, place-led approach that puts lived experiences at the heart of policies and practices.

Statement on cooperation with the People's Republic of China and quantum researcher Jian-Wei Pan Heidelberg University welcomes a differentiated and academically appropriate discussion about research cooperation with the People's Republic of China.

A new article co-authored by Professor Emma Johnston, University of Sydney Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), unearths the ambiguous issues underpinning the lack of research grants for women.

Huge success in research to improve production processes The German Research Foundation (DFG) extended its funding for the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) ' Method development for mechanical joinability in versatile process chains ' at Paderborn University.

Scientific research in advanced economies heavily relies on public funding. Since World War II, governments have invested significant resources in advancing scientific knowledge, developing useful technologies, and enhancing skills.

Reading time 2 min. Government funding for RNA research extended The German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft or DFG) has extended funding for the "Transregio" Collaborative Research Center "Non-coding RNA in the cardiovascular system" (TRR 267).

May 16, 2023 Universities must be deliberate about security precautions while promoting the principles of transparency, predictability, academic freedom and equity.

Argelander Institute, Matter Transdisciplinary Research Area and enaCom Transfer Center all involved The "MS Wissenschaft" is setting sail from Berlin, and the University of Bonn is among those on board.