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The future of European research

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With a new research commissioner arriving in Brussels, and big policy changes on the cards, Nature explains how scientists could be affected.

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For an interview with Spain's science minister on her European policy plans, see go.nature.com/1igQ1J

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Abbott, A. The future of European research. Nature 463, 722–723 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/463722a

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