ROME—An unprecedented government effort to shore up the quality of Italian science by reviewing the work of individual scientists and institutions has triggered a firestorm of protest. Critics say the government review, coordinated by the National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes (ANVUR) at the Ministry of Education, University and Research is using flawed criteria and will do little to reward the best Italian scientists. (...) - ScienceInsider, by Laura Margottini on 13 December 2012
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The major political parties in Denmark have signed a 10-point reform agreement aimed at strengthening the economy, job creation and competitiveness. When the reform is fully operational in 2020, student grants and loans spending will be reduced by DK2.2 billion (US$383 million). Students are angry, but rectors support the move. Delete the scoop?
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Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has announced eight reforms to the student financial support system. In her weekly press report on Tuesday she said the reforms would save the government DKK2 billion (US$360 million) a year – but that Denmark would still have the world’s most generous student loan scheme. (...) - University World News, by Jan Petter Myklebust, 20 February 2013 Issue No:260
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Funding for postgraduate study is so hard to find that universities are considering offering private loans to help students (...) - by Anna Fazackerley, The Guardian, Monday 25 February 2013 Delete the scoop?
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