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Public criticism of government’s proposed cuts prompts harsh words and last-minute meeting cancellation
A public quarrel has shaken the relationship between Italian university rectors and the country’s research minister, Anna Maria Bernini.
The argument centres around a consultation on government proposals to reduce basic university funding (FFO), one of several reforms to research and higher education being planned by Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government. University funding had been slowly increasing since sharp cuts in 2010.
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