Research Europe – 2 July 2026 – Research Professional News

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In issue 654: European space chief interviewed, and can quitting academia make you happy?

We’re sorry to bring you sad news: Research Professional News, including Research Europe, will be ceasing publication at the end of 2026. You can read the announcement from our publisher here

Until then, we will continue to bring you research news from across Europe. Our lead story in this issue is an interview with the director-general of the European Space Agency. Josef Aschbacher tells us the EU’s next budget is “absolutely fundamental” for the agency, and that while Europe cannot match US spending power in space, it has the “autonomy” to “step up” its ambitions

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