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ViewItaly news roundup: 2-15 July

This week: a medical scholarships bonanza, trans-friendly rules at Piemonte, and Siena gender inequality

ViewReport gives green light to Italy’s energy transition

Country looks well positioned to boost research in sustainable tech and services, banking group finds

ViewUniversities welcome Covid-19 funds for PhD programmes

Funding for AI and sustainability doctoral programmes announced as part of national recovery plan

ViewItaly news roundup: 18 June to 1 July

This week: regional R&D deals, strong public trust in science and a coronavirus recovery meeting

ViewScientists oppose move to recognise biodynamic farming

Petitioners fear that proposed Italian law would channel funding to unscientific agricultural methods

ViewItaly news roundup: 4-17 June

This week: gender balance at the CNR, standardisation efforts, and Torino demands gender-equal panels

ViewItaly news roundup: 21 May to 3 June

This week: praise for Horizon Europe, brain drain, anger at the UK and more

ViewItaly plans its own version of the European Research Council

Questions remain after announcement of €150 million per year Fondo Italiano per la Scienza

ViewResearch minister promises recovery fund windfall

Cristina Messa pledges to work with universities to create step change for national research sector

ViewConsortia tasked with boosting European moon exploration

Space agency sees opportunity for ‘enabling’ lunar communication and navigation satellites

ViewAuditors call for ‘rationalised’ funding procedures

Delays and budget variations cause planning problems at Italian institutes, court finds

ViewItaly news roundup: 7-20 May

This week: disability access, contract extensions and a university push to end violence against women

ViewItalian recovery plan falls short of expectations

Scientists urge spending increase after blue-sky research gets small share of €221.5 billion spending pot

ViewPetition pitches individual-investigators programme

Biology organisation's members say Italy fails to adequately support curiosity-driven researchers

ViewItaly news roundup: 23 April to 6 May

This week: simplification for early career academics, a data institute for Trieste and ranking success

ViewBioengineer picked to lead Italian research council

Maria Carrozza accepts position, ending months of leadership uncertainty at CNR

ViewItaly news roundup: 2-22 April

This week: a vocational training foundation, and new leaders at Trento and Perugia

ViewStudy hints at exclusion of women from senior posts

Comparison with Norway shows Italy’s failure to treat scientific talent equally

ViewItaly news roundup: 19 March to 1 April

This week: on-campus teaching at Unibo, innovation pact and leadership change at Mach Foundation

ViewScience academies launch their agenda for G7 summit

Royal Society and partners urge action on health data, biodiversity and reducing greenhouse gases

ViewStar-light express

Construction is ramping up at Calabria’s first X-ray facility to make up for Covid-19 delays

ViewSearch continues for Italian research council president

Government reopens job posting after Massimo Inguscio’s term ended in February without replacement

ViewItaly news roundup: 5-18 March

This week: sustainability in Milan, telecoms PhDs and Roma Sapienza beats Oxford in classical studies

ViewItalian research council elects vice president

But CNR remains without a leader after shortlisted candidate is drafted into government position

ViewItaly news roundup: 19 February to 4 March

This week: open access progress, brain drain and Ca' Foscari prepares for Expo2020

ViewMedicine professor picked as Italian research minister

Cristina Messa’s appointment welcomed by universities as government launches Ministry of Ecological Transition

ViewItaly news roundup: 5-18 February

This week: the STEM gender gap, grant windfall for Venice and Ducati's Bologna partnership

ViewItaly dominates latest European Innovation Council funding round

Italian organisations are participating in 14 of 35 projects funded by €3.5 million call

ViewItaly’s research council left in turmoil by fall of government

Fears for council’s operations as the board members’ extended terms expire soon

ViewItaly news roundup: 22 January to 4 February

This week: combating sexual harassment, rankings, crowd funding and more