University of Ferrara leader Laura Ramaciotti targets collective response to challenges, including supporting young researchersThe new head of the Conference of Italian University Rectors (CRUI), University of Ferrara rector Laura Ramaciotti, has said she will seek to find common ground among the group to tackle shared challenges. In her inaugural speech at the CRUI assembly in Rome, after her election was confirmed on 25 September, Ramaciotti called for a “cohesive CRUI” that could tackle urgent issues including reform of the university funding model.