Controversial new research law disappoints French universities

A member of the crowd watching the National Tribute to the murdered school teacher Samuel Paty holds a placard reading 'Do not touch my Professor' at Place de la Sorbonne on October 21, 2020 in Paris, France.

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Will Macron’s move against his alma mater make France’s HE system fairer?

France’s president responded to the gilets jaunes movement with a surprise plan to abolish the grande école ENA, reigniting debate about the country’s intensely hierarchical higher education system. John Morgan explores what lies behind the proposal and what it says about the role of exclusive institutions in a populist, anti-elitist age

By John Morgan

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Controversial new research law disappoints French universities

The government points to a decade of funding guarantees, but critics have taken aim at draconian punishments for campus protests and the rushed scrapping of a PhD vetting body

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The government points to a decade of funding guarantees, but critics have taken aim at draconian punishments for campus protests and the rushed scrapping of a PhD vetting body

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