Opinion

Dr Conor O’Carroll speaking at the Euroscience Open Forum 2012 in Dublin. © ESOF / Irish Universities Association

13 May 2013

Fast track immigration for attracting researchers

Dr Conor O’Carroll, Research Director at the Irish Universities Association, argues that the Scientific Visa pioneered by France and implemented as a European Directive in 2005 is in itself a really effective method for attracting researchers to Europe.

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science. © European Union, 2013

opinion | health

22 March 2013

How to tackle the ticking bomb of diabetes

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, urges global collaboration to stop the epidemic. Diabetes currently affects more than 350 million people around the world.

Mariana Mazzucato is an economist and RM Phillips Professor in Science and Technology Policy at Sussex University in the UK. © Mariana Mazzucato

opinion | innovation union

18 March 2013

Hidden keys to Europe’s R&D

Economist and author Mariana Mazzucato argues that for innovation to flourish in Europe, its governments must become more entrepreneurial and invest in technologies that private investors consider too risky.