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ViewNew year, old trials

Cybersecurity problems are forcing Nordic countries to review how they handle research data

ViewNordic news roundup: 10-16 January

This week: a deal with MIT, sport science rankings and record application numbers at Helsinki

ViewFinland boosts funds for cybersecurity research

Minister warns that country lacks “driving force” in this field, creating vulnerabilities

ViewDanish universities slam plans to shorten degrees

Government proposals to cut student grants and master’s education face fierce opposition

ViewNordic news roundup: 13 December to 9 January

This week: Forskningsrådet board stays longer, Karolinska launches nutrition centre and Finland issues wind permits

ViewDanish engineers demand removal of foreign student cap

Non-Danes could remedy scarcity of highly trained labour, society points out

ViewSweden permits more academic housing

More rented campus accommodation hoped to secure competitiveness as research nation

ViewNordic news roundup: 6-12 December

This week: drop in Norwegian R&D share, Stavanger’s latest partnership and Finnish open access

ViewDanish government urged to revert social science cuts

Academics plead to spare soft sciences from proposed reductions in per-student support

ViewNordic news roundup: 29 November to 5 December

This week: the incoming SULF leader, longer visas in Finland and funds for children’s research

ViewNorwegian government bails out research council

Minister offers one-off grant to prevent further cuts at financially imperiled Forskningsrådet

ViewTrust in Finnish science booming

Pandemic contributed to highest trust levels ever, with half of Finns calling for funding increase

ViewNordic news roundup: 22-28 November

This week: funding cuts for Khrono, a subsurface winner and support for mid-career scientists

ViewMinister launches investigation of university ‘cancel culture’

But Swedish academics maintain that lack of funding for diverse events is the real problem

ViewOslo updates rules on dealing with threats and harassment

University says revisions will provide “safe and good” framework to protect academics who face abuse

ViewNordic news roundup: 15-21 November

This week: Finnish micro-entrepreneurship, a Danish board member vacancy and sustainable ICT

ViewFinland urged to up its game on racial equality

Report shows evidence of discrimination and lack of diversity in country’s higher education institutions

ViewNorwegian universities struggle to retain expertise

Higher education institutions are failing to stem flow to private companies, survey shows

ViewNordic news roundup: 8-14 November

This week: a Norwegian ERC leader, Swedish health research spending and green projects in Denmark

ViewNordic news roundup: 1-7 November

This week: Finnish industrial innovation, Parkinson’s funding in Sweden and an award for Aarhus University

ViewLecturers warn of policy threats to academic freedom

Deal to form Swedish government fails to respect research and university autonomy, says Sulf

ViewFunds released to boost Norway’s international collaboration

United States, Japan and South Korea among partner countries to be pursued by universities

ViewSwedish council demands open access publication for all results

Any articles derived from work funded by the organisation must be available immediately, rules state

ViewForskerforbundet fights for bigger budget

Norwegian academics plead with parliament to up research spending and ease competition

ViewNordic news roundup: 25-31 October

This week: US cooperation, suspected spy activity and ERC success in Aarhus

ViewNordic news roundup: 18-24 October

This week: national budget criticism, youngest professor appointed, and a new master’s in law

ViewNordic universities fret over high energy prices

Managers turn down heating to save energy and costs

ViewEducation minister supports more investment in R&D

Economist Mats Persson joins Sweden’s new right-wing-led government

ViewNordic news roundup: 11-17 October

This week: cost-saving reforms, award-winning Covid research and a downward slide in a global ranking

ViewSweden ‘will be short of doctoral graduates until 2030’

Higher education authority says lack of PhD holders in the coming years could cause problems