Government is preparing advice for scientists who want to collaborate with overseas teams

German meeting group looks to the future, without seven protesting board members

Gallic authorities angered by their neighbor's failure to control cases in wildlife

A program designed to boost university research falls foul of politics once again

Even as commission research budget doubles, Potocnik won't seek to increase funding directly

Commission approves budget hike, but some expect member states to trim the increase

The way Detlev Ganten, head of Berlin's Charite University Medical Center, tells the story, he was enjoying dinner in early March at the British Embassy in Berlin with a small group of scientists, when the topic of conversation turned to Germany's lack of a National Academy of Sciences.

If you ask Detlev Ganten whether he would like to see Berlin develop into a global life science center in coming years, he will say "no."

Dolly cloner is awarded the prestigious Ehrlich prize amid widespread protest in Germany

Winner of prestigious German scientific award under scrutiny after anonymous allegation

Newly installed European Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel suggests there might be a major shift in European Union policies on genetically modified (GM) crops.

Free University agrees to new principles for conference after board members threaten to resign