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Downgrading Forskningsrådet’s size could lead to a lack of expertise and representation, group body warns
Change of rules means 30 per cent of students could lose right to accommodation
This week: Swedish development funding, a Danish research prize and international science in Finland
Researchers working on tech with military applications could be covertly tapped for information, report warns
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This week: a full Danish research reserve, hacking attacks in Sweden and art for society
Price hike comes as part of policy proposals in preparation for general election in April
Women are vastly underrepresented in media commentary, which can impact their careers, study finds
Women are vastly underrepresented in media commentary, which can impact their careers, study finds
This week: board additions at Forska!Sverige, Finnish student aid repayments and an Arctic cooperation
Swedish residence permit process takes too long and is too cumbersome, union warns
Proposal pitches over a billion in investment to stop Troll station from being closed down
This week: Swedish synchrotron PhDs, Danish defence collaboration and Russian students in Finland
This week: academic freedom in Sweden, Finnish pay rises and honours for top scientists
Half of those affected said a person in power told them to share publication credits
Number increases to almost half among international students, statistics report finds
This week: Danish holiday cancellations, layoffs at Tampere and controversy over an internship refusal
Smaller number of board members hoped to reduce complexity and improve accountability
Helsinki is biggest winner in push to define research profiles and boost international competitiveness
Process hoped to help small institutions issue PhDs and simplify bureaucracy
Cybersecurity problems are forcing Nordic countries to review how they handle research data
This week: a deal with MIT, sport science rankings and record application numbers at Helsinki
Minister warns that country lacks “driving force” in this field, creating vulnerabilities
Government proposals to cut student grants and master’s education face fierce opposition
This week: Forskningsrådet board stays longer, Karolinska launches nutrition centre and Finland issues wind permits
Non-Danes could remedy scarcity of highly trained labour, society points out
More rented campus accommodation hoped to secure competitiveness as research nation
This week: drop in Norwegian R&D share, Stavanger’s latest partnership and Finnish open access
Minister offers one-off grant to prevent further cuts at financially imperiled Forskningsrådet
Academics plead to spare soft sciences from proposed reductions in per-student support
This week: the incoming SULF leader, longer visas in Finland and funds for children’s research
Pandemic contributed to highest trust levels ever, with half of Finns calling for funding increase
This week: funding cuts for Khrono, a subsurface winner and support for mid-career scientists
But Swedish academics maintain that lack of funding for diverse events is the real problem
University says revisions will provide “safe and good” framework to protect academics who face abuse
This week: Finnish micro-entrepreneurship, a Danish board member vacancy and sustainable ICT
This week: a Norwegian ERC leader, Swedish health research spending and green projects in Denmark
Report shows evidence of discrimination and lack of diversity in country’s higher education institutions