Serbia passes controversial science reforms to modernise research
Doubts remain over the government’s decision to overhaul the current grants system
After 15 years of a system many branded as inefficient, the government of Serbia has made sweeping changes to the way science funding is organised and pledged to pump more money into research.
The country’s parliament passed a new science law this week, which, together with a law on the National Science Fund passed in December, will provide institutional funding to research organisations as well as grants purely for research.