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ViewItaly news roundup: 17-30 January

The latest news in Italian research policy and funding

ViewStudent union shares ‘serious concern’ about Italian agency

Fears centre on independence from political interference

ViewFioramonti’s resignation opens door for CRUI head

Manfredi takes up research minister post

ViewItaly news roundup: 13 December-15 January

The latest news in Italian research policy and funding

ViewGreek scholar riles academic colleagues

Academic’s newspaper article attacks EU funding scheme and annoys colleagues

ViewJordan’s Sesame strengthens ties with Italy

Changeover at top level paves way for collaboration with Trieste’s Elettra lab

ViewTug of war over Milan’s Human Technopole

Top-billed research centre’s future uncertain as proposal to change funding structure crawls through parliament

ViewItaly news roundup: 29 November-12 December

The latest news in Italian research policy and funding

ViewItaly news roundup: 15-28 November

The latest news in Italian research policy and funding

ViewStudy finds ‘handicap’ for women academics

Even with equal qualifications, female researchers are less likely to be picked for top jobs

ViewItaly’s national research agency moves one step closer

The research ministry wants parliament to make changes in draft budget

ViewItaly news roundup: 8-15 November

The latest news in Italian research policy and funding

ViewR&D investment improving ‘too slowly’, report finds

Country lags behind in EU funding as ageing academic community struggles to renew

ViewMinister pitches long-term research pact

Chambers discuss plan to boost private investment and offer job security to academics

ViewItaly news roundup: 18-31 October

The latest news in Italian research policy and funding

ViewItaly news roundup: 4-17 October

The latest news in Italian research policy and funding

ViewClimatologists call on media to curtail anti-climate views

Petition to limit public's exposure to unscientific opinion gathers 5,000 signatures

ViewItaly news roundup: 20 September-3 October

The latest news in Italian research policy and funding

ViewRectors issue equality guidelines

Universities asked to report back on impact of gender equality initiatives

ViewFrascati to host giant nuclear fusion experiment

Tokamak facility expected to bring 1,500 jobs to the Rome region and help counter climate...

ViewItaly news roundup: 6-19 September

The latest news in Italian research policy and funding

ViewPaper on ‘citation gaming’ causes national debate

Italy’s researchers citing dramatically more papers written by their colleagues since research evaluation exercise introduced

ViewGlimmers of hope as government forms

Italy’s government crisis is over with the coalition sworn in. Scientists hope for better times

ViewItaly news roundup: 2 August-5 September

The latest news in Italian research policy and funding, covering the top-publishing government institutions, the...

ViewBullet posted to ERC researcher over animal rights

Letter containing bullet sent to neuroscientist using macaques to research blindness at Università di Torino

ViewItaly news roundup: 19 July-1 August

The latest news in Italian research policy and funding, covering low education spending, a university...

ViewAnimal research fees take Italy’s scientists by surprise

Italy’s researchers have reacted with outrage to the introduction of fees for government authorisation of...

ViewDrop image manipulation case, prosecutors recommend

Italian prosecutors have asked the Milanese courts to drop a misconduct case against cancer researchers...

ViewItaly news roundup: 5-18 July

The latest headlines in Italian research policy and funding, covering public-private PhDs, post-Brexit talent poaching...

ViewIIT and Bocconi join forces on innovation

The Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), based in Genoa, and Milan’s Università Bocconi have announced...