The Italian miracle is an illusion

Italy’s depleted academic body is unlikely to be fattened up

Whichever parties form the new Italian government, higher education and research are unlikely to be priorities, says Davide Donina

By Davide Donina

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Academics in Italy have boycotted assessment. What has it achieved?

Many Italians have refused to take part in the country’s research assessment exercise. Alberto Baccini and Giuseppe De Nicolao consider the protest’s impact

By Alberto Baccini

21 April

Alarm over exodus of professorships from southern Italy

Positions are being redistributed to Italy’s richer regions, academic group warns, exacerbating long-standing inequalities

By David Matthews

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By John Morgan

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Pigs don't get fatter just because you keep weighing them!

The Italian miracle is an illusion

Improved citation performance amid falling funding is the result of gaming, say Alberto Baccini, Eugenio Petrovich and Giuseppe De Nicolao

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Improved citation performance amid falling funding is the result of gaming, say Alberto Baccini, Eugenio Petrovich and Giuseppe De Nicolao

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