Dic 04 2008
(English) Italian protesters win concessions
talian protesters win concessions
Thousands of researchers and students who have taken to the streets in protest at reforms of Italian universities and public research institutes have won some limited concessions from the government. The protesters had argued that the reforms, which include significant budget cuts, would further weaken a research base that is already short of resources. The Italian government maintains that its reforms are necessary to modernize a university system that is corrupt and inefficient, but has reversed some of the cuts. (continue)
Source: Edwin Cartlidge, Physics World, December 2008
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