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ViewItaly news roundup: 2-15 December

This week: end of professor patent privilege, metaverse studies and more

ViewCall for more investment in Italy’s innovation sector

Projects ranging from scar-free tattoo removal to vaccine production are seeking more support

ViewSouth Africa and Italy partner on physics

Partnership will aim to bolster joint research and exchange of scientists in computational science

ViewItaly news roundup: 18 November to 1 December

This week: a digital deal and a snub for PhDs

ViewVenerable research council unveils major reform

Italy’s National Research Council celebrates centennial with root and branch overhaul

ViewItaly’s researcher career reforms could be derailed

Plans to abolish controversial short-term contracts for early career staff in jeopardy under new government

ViewWorld’s fourth-fastest computer launched in Italy

Leonardo supercomputer is latest addition to European computing power, but US and Japan still lead

ViewItaly news roundup: 4-17 November

This week: Erasmus placements unfilled, new rector for Milan Polytechnic and academic fraud awareness

ViewItalian organisations sign on for research assessment reform

National Research Council and multiple other bodies commit to change use of metrics

ViewBrain drain fear stalks Italy again

New minister told 15,000 highly skilled researchers could quit if contract reforms stall

ViewItaly news roundup: 21 October to 3 November

This week: an undersecretary for research and unvaccinated doctors

ViewItaly news roundup: 7-20 October

This week: a building collapse, monthly diversity days and support for Iranian colleagues

View‘Unique’ scheme seeks to focus Italy’s researchers on applications

Fisa programme will push community towards “disruptive” innovation, says research minister

ViewItaly news roundup: 23 September to 6 October

This week: sustainability comes to Bologna and an Italian goes to Iter

ViewItaly’s researchers fear ministry merger

Gruppo 2003 warns against rolling dedicated universities and research department into general education ministry

ViewInterview: The problem solver

Italy’s outgoing research minister talks Covid-19 recovery, EU funding and concerns for the future

ViewItaly news roundup: 9-22 September

This week: rising energy bills and Human Technopole priorities

ViewItaly’s researchers fear they must say goodbye to stability

General election has brought back uncertainty to academics after a period of improvements

ViewSurvey highlights Italy’s PhD problems

Country has few PhD holders compared with other nations and many do not want academic...

ViewItaly news roundup: 25 August to 8 September

This week: an increase in basic university funding and a strategy for fundamental research

ViewScheme to counter Italian brain drain draws exclusion complaint

€220 million scheme aims to encourage return of 700 young Italian researchers from abroad

ViewItaly news roundup: 8-21 July

This week: Italy’s prime minister falls, and more

View‘Error made no difference to Italy’s research assessment’

Evaluation agency Anvur defends results of VQR assessment that showcase “departments of excellence”

ViewItaly news roundup: 24 June to 7 July

This week: research mobility rule changes and Italian leadership of an EU initiative

ViewThe breaking wave of research funding

Without additional Italian government support, a huge wave of extra money could fade away

ViewItaly passes major reform of academic contracts

Indefinite temporary contracts will be abolished in favour of six-year limit

ViewItaly news roundup: 10-23 June

This week: new centres of excellence, open-access strategy and publishing deals

ViewAssessment without the ‘dictatorship of the algorithm’

Italy’s approach to research evaluation has come a long way since the ‘Gelmini reform’

ViewItaly news roundup: 27 May to 9 June

This week: sunshine in healthcare, EU missions and fellowships

ViewOpen access risks ‘breeding publishing snakes’

Neuroscientist warns push for reform of journals could trigger unintended consequences via Cobra Effect