Macron sets ambitious timeline to transform French research
President wants to turn national research institutes into ‘programme agencies’ and give universities more autonomy, but experts question how effectively the plans can be implemented
President wants to turn national research institutes into ‘programme agencies’ and give universities more autonomy, but experts question how effectively the plans can be implemented
Government-led review of ‘low-performing’ research system will increase pressure to reform the role of France’s biggest scientific agency
The 10-year Idex process to reconfigure French universities and make them more internationally visible has reached its conclusion, writes John Ludden
PSL’s high entry position in the THE World University Rankings reflects one of the ambitions of France’s programme of mergers, say John Ludden, Philippe Le Prestre and Jean-Marc Rapp
* John Troy , head of the School of Accounting and Economics at Napier University, has been elected president of Space, an international network of European academic institutions. It is the first...