EU wants researchers 'in the lab, not in the office'

Scientists will face less paperwork under a new bureaucracy-cutting plan outlined by the European Commission yesterday (29 April), which also aims to make it easier for small businesses to tap into European research funds.

Red tape has proven a major turn-off for top-class researchers who fear being overwhelmed by the onerous audit requirements that accompany EU support.

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, EU commissioner for research, innovation and science, says she wants scientists "to spend more time in the lab and less time in the office".

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