Nobel laureates urge European Commission president to fund science and appoint a research champion

A group of 19 science Nobel laureates is urging the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to make research and innovation a standalone portfolio for the next college of commissioners, and to nominate an established research champion as the next commissioner for research and innovation. In a letter dated 2 September, the signatories – including five chemistry prize winners – back von der Leyen’s European Prosperity Plan, and note the central role research and innovation plays in it.