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New board of Norwegian Research Council warns against drastic measures to cut deficit

Government-appointed inquiry to ensure research is of highest quality, among other aims

This week: alarm at stress levels, a Nokia donation and more

Proposed law change must “turn the tide” on academic job insecurity, says research minister
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Higher education authority says only half succeed in building a career at university

This week: Tampere assesses itself, a ‘little’ Nobel Prize and Finnish funding for engineering

Academics in Danish companies complain of few further study opportunities and little job training

Nordic governments urged to follow recommendations after reports of declining liberty across region

This week: green marine enterprise, a prize for theology, and Finland’s R&D spending crisis

More than 3,000 applications were filed to DFF, but only 435 research projects received funding

Uppsala University to coordinate project to bring information and action to wider society

This week: Finnish infrastructure, Norwegian research focus, and membership of student unions

Open letter denounces lack of formal enshrinement of academic free speech and calls for investigation

External experts will support universities in finding and growing their most competitive science

This week: rescue for the Forskningsrådet, Finnish admission reforms, and honorary doctorates in Bergen

First pan-Swedish survey reveals scale of problem at universities, eliciting calls for action

Guidance proposed by the government aims to combat human rights abuse and unwanted knowledge transfer

This week: a travel grant swap, Finnish diamond open access and study places for Ukrainians

Two countries say they are “natural partners” as they have “long and deep scientific ties”

Move comes after research minister orders “clean up” of council’s dire finances

University encourages early career researchers to speak up if seniors snatch their results

This week: EIT Health funding for Sweden, manufacturing support in Finland and Scholars at Risk

Danish government told to build better tools and instruments to encourage cooperation between science fields

Government commits to review to improve transparency and assessment criteria

This week: sea and water research, a Finnish 6G coalition and American academy success

AstraZeneca joins calls to change rules to retain more international talent after doctoral education

But universities minister believes more should be done to meet country-wide emissions target

This week: Finnish postdoc funding, fall in Norwegian student numbers and a new science minister

Lockdowns due to Covid-19 cause spike in number of students subjected to investigation, university authority...

This week: Aarhus professors in America, a donation for Stockholm and support for Ukrainians.

Universities have more temporary workers than other professions, lobby group warns

Animal experiments are rare across Scandinavia—but Norway uses 2 million fish a year

Latest fiscal plan marks policy U-turn after years of declining expenditure on innovation

This week: Swedish academy chooses new president, lobbying for Norway’s lecturers, reappointment at Aarhus

Report suggests that Norway’s legal guarantees are insufficient to keep researchers safe and supported

Government says it is time to pull nation’s weight in solving global challenges

This week: finance and biodiversity, a Finnish fund for Africa and Swedish support for Ukraine