ViewItaly news roundup: 16-29 February
Italy news roundup: 16-29 February
This week: accreditation for arts PhDs, progress on gender equality and the right to protest
ViewItaly warned of ‘huge problem’ when EU Covid fund ends
Italy warned of ‘huge problem’ when EU Covid fund ends
President of evaluation agency says researchers will be left without support
ViewItaly news roundup: 2-15 February
Italy news roundup: 2-15 February
This week: Science bodies sign agreement, uproar over sexism in Turin, not-for-profits given funding boost
ViewStruggle continues for gender equality at Italy’s universities
Struggle continues for gender equality at Italy’s universities
Women in academia still glued to ‘sticky floor’ holding them back from advancement
ViewItaly news roundup: 19 January to 1 February
Italy news roundup: 19 January to 1 February
This week: knowledge-sharing site revamped, Catholic universities agree research alliance, new physics labs in Trieste
ViewLockdowns fostered greater academic productivity
Lockdowns fostered greater academic productivity
Study shows Italian researchers were the busiest authors
ViewResearch Council bemoans Italy’s lack of vision on R&D
Research Council bemoans Italy’s lack of vision on R&D
Performance in research and innovation lags behind European neighbours
ViewItaly news roundup: 5-18 January
Italy news roundup: 5-18 January
This week: launching digital education hubs and contributing to a new science campus
ViewItaly’s PhD students face mental health crisis
Italy’s PhD students face mental health crisis
Half the country’s doctoral candidates show “clinically relevant” scores for depression, anxiety and stress
ViewItaly news roundup: 15 December to 4 January
Italy news roundup: 15 December to 4 January
This week: innovation seed grants and worries over COP
ViewItaly’s struggles with evaluation continue
Italy’s struggles with evaluation continue
Study suggests advent of assessment drove “anomalous” national citation patterns
ViewItaly news roundup: 1-14 December
Italy news roundup: 1-14 December
This week: Slovenian links and an airforce mission
ViewItaly’s most highly cited researchers defend use of metrics
Italy’s most highly cited researchers defend use of metrics
As support for dropping quantitative metrics gains steam, researchers are highlighting their benefits
ViewItaly news roundup: 17-30 November
Italy news roundup: 17-30 November
This week: a city for aerospace and a faltering twin transition
View‘The academic system needs to be revamped’
‘The academic system needs to be revamped’
Research Professional News talks to first woman elected head of Conference of Italian University Rectors
ViewItaly news roundup: 3-16 November
Italy news roundup: 3-16 November
This week: Polar research and splits over the Israel-Gaza conflict
ViewItaly shakes up research assessment
Italy shakes up research assessment
Next evaluation exercise will allow more research outputs and look at international grants won
ViewItaly’s ERC-like funding scheme braces for wave of applications
Italy’s ERC-like funding scheme braces for wave of applications
Slow-moving Italian Science Fund “will get more efficient at giving money to researchers”
ViewItaly news roundup: 20 October to 2 November
Italy news roundup: 20 October to 2 November
This week: a site for Rome’s Technopole and an evaluator’s European appointment
ViewG7 adopts guiding principles on developing AI
G7 adopts guiding principles on developing AI
Leading economies call on academia and industry to prioritise research and global challenges
ViewItaly news roundup: 6-19 October
Italy news roundup: 6-19 October
This week: a rector resigns, green hydrogen funding and Messa’s latest move
ViewRectors say ‘third mission’ should be universities’ primary aim
Rectors say ‘third mission’ should be universities’ primary aim
Hard to measure outcomes are as important as research and teaching, say leading Italian rectors
ViewItaly news roundup: 22 September to 5 October
Italy news roundup: 22 September to 5 October
This week: professors lose patent privilege and an arrested student is released in Israel
ViewCourting patents in Italy
Courting patents in Italy
Milan is replacing London in the Unified Patent Court—but its remit is much smaller
ViewItaly news roundup: 8-21 September
Italy news roundup: 8-21 September
This week: science advisers, student housing and mind games
ViewHeld to account?
Held to account?
An investigation raising questions over research by Italy’s health minister is struggling to gain traction
ViewUniversity heads cautious over budget increase
University heads cautious over budget increase
Italy’s rectors fear impact of inflation and increasing amount of support earmarked for government priorities
ViewItaly news roundup: 25 August to 7 September
Italy news roundup: 25 August to 7 September
This week: increased university budgets and a fresh round of ERC-style funding
ViewResearcher evaluation ‘driving up productivity in Italy’
Researcher evaluation ‘driving up productivity in Italy’
Fears that researchers might change subjects to enhance careers are not substantiated by major study
ViewItaly news roundup: 14-27 July
Italy news roundup: 14-27 July
This week: contract killings and a Bologna postdoc set free