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Trends shaping researchers’ lives in France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and the Nordic nations
Across Europe, major changes to research funding, working conditions and the management of higher education are on the horizon. With the pandemic receding from crisis mode, there is finally room to deal with other important issues that have been neglected amid cycles of repeated lockdowns and restrictions.
Although the world is a long way from returning to normality, there are signs that there could be more good news than bad in the near future. Our correspondents have taken stock of the situation in their own nations to detail what lies ahead for universities and researchers in 2022.