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ViewFemale scientists less cited in Danish media

Women are vastly underrepresented in media commentary, which can impact their careers, study finds

ViewNordic news roundup: 7-13 February

This week: board additions at Forska!Sverige, Finnish student aid repayments and an Arctic cooperation

ViewAcademics demand urgent action on international exodus

Swedish residence permit process takes too long and is too cumbersome, union warns

ViewNorway reveals upgrade plans for Antarctic station

Proposal pitches over a billion in investment to stop Troll station from being closed down

ViewNordic news roundup: 31 January to 6 February

This week: Swedish synchrotron PhDs, Danish defence collaboration and Russian students in Finland

ViewNordic news roundup: 24-30 January

This week: academic freedom in Sweden, Finnish pay rises and honours for top scientists

ViewPhD students feel forced into co-authorship, Danish study shows

Half of those affected said a person in power told them to share publication credits

ViewOne in three doctorates leave Norway’s academia

Number increases to almost half among international students, statistics report finds

ViewNordic news roundup: 17-23 January

This week: Danish holiday cancellations, layoffs at Tampere and controversy over an internship refusal

ViewNorway moots permanent cuts to research council board

Smaller number of board members hoped to reduce complexity and improve accountability

ViewAcademy issues €100m to bolster Finland’s universities

Helsinki is biggest winner in push to define research profiles and boost international competitiveness

ViewNorway to revamp accreditation rules

Process hoped to help small institutions issue PhDs and simplify bureaucracy

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

ViewNorwegian government bails out research council

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

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

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

ViewNordic news roundup: 8-14 November

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

ViewFinland urged to up its game on racial equality

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