Il Sole sulle cattedre Natta

November 7, 2016 annalisa

Essendomene occupata in precedenza, riporto di seguito un articolo del Sole24Ore sulle cattedre intitolate a Natta. Non lavorando nel sistema accademico italiano, non ho tutti gli elementi per valutare le […]

Projects

2016 ERC Starting Grants results are out – and so new generations of researchers

September 9, 2016September 25, 2016 annalisa

On September 8 the results of the 2016 ERC Starting Grants have been published by the European Research Council. The ERC grants are awarded under the “excellent science” pillar for […]

Che fine hanno fatto le Cattedre Natta?

August 30, 2016September 26, 2016 annalisa

Che fine hanno fatto le c.d. “Cattedre Giulio Natta”? Mi riferisco al Fondo per il reclutamento eccezionale di professori universitari eccellenti, incluso nella Legge di Stabilitá 2016 e annunciato da […]

Food for Thought

Expert evaluation report of EU 7th FP for Research just published

November 20, 2015November 20, 2015 annalisa

The independent experts’ evaluation report on the EU’s 7th Framework Programme for Research and Innovation has just been made publicly available of the European website (http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=newsalert&year=2015&na=na-191115). In the report a […]

“Reshuffling the State” in Denver

November 20, 2015December 2, 2015 annalisa

If it wasn’t that same Friday 13 November 2015 that will be remembered for the Paris killings, I might say that it has been a pleasure and a joy to […]

Popenici on European universities’ mediocrity

October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 annalisa

I report here some excerpts from a brilliant post appeared on Stefan Popenici’s blog. It questions the role of academies and the European tradition of public intellectuals in the face […]

Instant Reflections

Is “Morality” redesigning Migration?

September 6, 2015September 6, 2015 annalisa

“Since the beginning of the euro crisis, Europe became part of the moral problem, not part of the solution. This migration crisis adds a little bit more to the loss […]

Media

New interview on UT Magazine

September 4, 2015September 13, 2015 annalisa

I recently had the lovely opportunity to discuss with Marloes van Amerom about the possibilities and risks of digitization of government data. From the very first punch card and Babbage’s […]