This week: a university’s first female rector and a G7 science meeting agenda
In depth: Italy’s academic community was caught off-guard in March and April as protests over the Israel-Hamas war erupted at university campuses across the country and demonstrators called for an academic boycott of Israel. In response, the Conference of Italian University Rectors (CRUI) issued a “best practices” document advising on how Italian universities should respond to humanitarian crises such as the situation in Gaza.
Full story: Rectors’ body issues advice on campus protests