As the European Commission gears up to launch a public consultation, the further measures needed to create the proposed single market for knowledge are being debated this week
The quality of the research it backs is not in doubt, but now the European Research Council must transform itself from “amateurish” to a polished and professional operation
The modernisation of France’s universities masterminded by Valerie Pécresse, is an achievement in which President Sarkozy takes much pride. With the presidential campaign looming, Pécresse’s successor, historian Laurent Wauquiez, has to sell these reforms
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