international scenario as well be considered as a classic example of the dynamics that characterize scientific research especially in recent decades. Research institutes are proper places for the collection of capable and bright regardless of their nationality. And these same people before arriving at an institution where you have taken to stabilize several years work experience in many other countries. The Nobel Prizes in Physics 2010 exemplify precisely these issues. In Typically, a look at the statistics of notorious universities (eg Columbia, Cambridge and Chicago) reveals that this character is typical of ambitious international Often these research centers are the place where academics from different countries perform their cutting edge research.
Let us turn now look to our beautiful country trying to figure out how to show you from this perspective. Italy has given birth to 20 Nobel laureates. We want to dwell only on the 12 falling into the category of science (physics, chemistry, physiology and medicine). Of these, almost everyone has done research in Italian institutions although there are exceptions. Take, for example, the case of the Nobel Prize for Physics 2002 Riccardo Coats that after graduating from the University of Milan has arrived overseas and led the entire scientific career in the U.S. (much to take the citizenship). Probably, this case falls within the infamous effect "flight-to-brain" in which Italy is emptied of many scientists who are ambitious and capable in other countries in search of stimulation and recognition.
Data on Italian Nobel but hide another alarming phenomenon. In fact, only five Italian universities (Pisa, Rome, Turin, Bologna and Milan) that can boast of Nobel between their academics. And note that the Nobel of these universities are Italian (Fermi, Rubbia, Montalcini just to name a few). Things it is the paradigm of international reference to which we did at the beginning of the article? If international trends are now inherent in the modern scientific way, because Italy is out there? When we rejoice because they will be given an Italian structure has hosted a foreign scientist allowing him to carry out a project from Nobel Prize?
The problem is twofold. On the one hand more and more scholars Italians leave Italy, the other less and less land in Italy for foreign scholars conduct their research. It is a clear picture. Under these conditions, Italy is intended to dry up a lake, a stream in increasing output and an influx near zero. This does not can only lead to a scientifically barren landscape in a very short time. Paradoxically, a simple solution would bring rapid change. In fact, adequate funding of research centers ridurebbe inevitably flow of Italian researchers abroad. At the same time, would give visibility in the international research conducted in Italy, making the Bel Paese a possible choice for skilled immigration and continues, not only for tourism hit-and-run. The mechanism could now get up to speed and self-promote. Just look beyond the momentary contingencies and invest in research. The lake dry, you may even overflow. But to will, rather than waiting for rain.
MARCELLO HUNTED
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