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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

ViewItaly’s €600m push to reverse brain drain

Government seeking to bring back hundreds of researchers from overseas with support package

ViewItaly news roundup: 13-26 May

This week: Chinese marine science links and funding for research into sustainable travel

ViewItaly ‘needs skills boost to meet biotech growth’

Report says demand will rise in half of all roles, with researchers particularly sought after

ViewItaly news roundup: 29 April to 12 May

This week: applied research funding, biomedical research priorities and a digital team-up

ViewItalian PhD candidates struggling with cost of living

Survey of more than 5,000 PhD students finds most are living on minimum bursary

ViewFurther controversy hits Italy’s promotion evaluation process

Evaluator publicly protests against perceived “nepotism and parochial interests” in researcher evaluation

ViewNewer researchers are driving up standards in Italy, data show

Revised research evaluation exercise indicates that new hires are bringing greater quality

ViewItaly news roundup: 15-28 April

This week: the future of fundamental research, Horizon 2020 success and a university ranking

ViewA long battle

Italy’s researchers are wary of promised improvements to legislation around animal research

ViewPavia welcomes Ukrainian university to EU Alliance

Lviv-based institution joins EC2U, gaining access to European initiatives

ViewItaly news roundup: 1-14 April

This week: PhD bursaries, an effort to improve reproducibility and research in Antarctica

ViewItaly news roundup: 18-31 March

This week: departments of excellence, reform concerns, the Human Technopole and PhD guidelines

ViewOverhaul of Italian research praised by Milan vice-rector

Senior researcher Maria Pia Abbracchio says reformed schemes must now become “systemic, predictable and reliable”

ViewPublic professors and PhDs plummet in Italian universities

UnRest group hopes data on system can improve quality of debate about Italian higher education

ViewItaly news roundup: 4-17 March

This week: Partnership grants, ERC winners and support for refugee researchers

ViewItaly’s billion-euro bet on research

Country set to fund dozens of research sites with €4.48 billion EU pandemic-recovery cash

ViewItalian universities vie to become innovation hubs

Innovation ecosystems scheme has €1.3 billion in EU pandemic recovery money up for grabs

ViewItaly news roundup: 18 February to 3 March

This week: an animal research ban is delayed and rectors move slowly towards gender balance

ViewGender equality comes a step closer

EU initiatives could finally bring meaningful change for Italy’s female researchers

ViewItaly news roundup: 4-17 February

This week: ERC success, reports of the death of the National Research Agency and more

ViewItalian research experiencing small boom, says major report

Researcher numbers and spending on the rise but problems remain with PhDs and gender equality

ViewItaly news roundup: 21 January to 3 February

This week: degrees in public administration, European curricula and PhD extensions