Higher education

German Minister Annette Schavan has officially opened the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s Advanced Training Centre in Heidelberg.

The President of the Karolinska Instituet, Harriet Wallberg-Henriksson, has been forced to dismiss a key figure after uncovering undue influence in allocating funds.

Basic and applied research are not either/ors. Both should be funded to beat the slump, says Nuala Moran.

National Rectors’ Conferences have been reporting on the situation facing their universities in the current economic climate. The results have been mixed.