The EU’s ominous emphasis on ‘open strategic autonomy’ in research

The EU’s ominous emphasis on ‘open strategic autonomy’ in research

South Korean science minister Lee Jong-ho and European commissioner for research Iliana Ivanova celebrate South Korea joining Horizon Europe in March. Viewing research through a security lens makes it harder for other non-EU countries to follow.Credit: HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Last month, the European Commission published a ‘course correction’ for its Horizon Europe research fund, which is worth … Read more

Biden seeks to boost science funding — but his budget faces an ominous future

Biden seeks to boost science funding — but his budget faces an ominous future

President Biden visits the US National Institutes of Health, which under his proposed budget would receive roughly the same amount of funding in the 2025 fiscal year as in the 2023 fiscal year.Credit: Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty US President Joe Biden today proposed modest increases in federal spending on science and innovation for the 2025 … Read more