Research spending may increase by as little as 8 percent annually until 2013

Experts say new fund not sufficient to address chronic biotech funding shortage

Recent abolishment hurts young applicants for entry-level government positions, they argue

Cell biologist Alice Dautry named new managing director

Management shake-up planned amid concerns over political influence at Austrian Research Centers

Almost 17,000 researchers call on EU governments to put their money where their mouth is on research

Amid concern about funding, Europe names group to oversee European Research Council

European Union leaders failed to reach an agreement over the EU budget in late June, but Janez Potocnik, European Commissioner for Research, says it doesn't have to be a setback for research in the region.

Leading researchers hopeful that a ban on somatic cell nuclear replacement will be lifted soon

Collapse of budget talks may be a good thing for research, commissioner suggests

The French government's long-awaited blueprint for reforming the country's research system, recently unveiled, has sparked fears that it will result in less money being available for basic research.

French researchers appeal against plans to include overseas scientists on scientific council