Leave the country or leave the job: the hard choice facing young Spanish researchers

Thousands of people gathered in Madrid to protest against budget cuts to science

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Research still hasn’t recovered from funding cuts precipitated by the financial crash

The financial crisis a decade ago is still affecting young researchers in Spain today. Cuts to research budgets have meant that there’s still fewer positions available now than there was before the crisis. This has left aspiring scientists with a difficult choice – face an uncertain future in their home country or ship out in search of better opportunities.