All articles by Santiago Sáez Moreno
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NewsFears for academic freedom as Brazil's political climate deteriorates
University researchers in Brazil report facing increasing threats since Bolsonaro ran for and then became president in January
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NewsHungarian government withholds funding from Academy of Sciences prompting protests
International organisations have raised concerns over research independence in the country
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NewsLong awaited head installed at Chile’s new science ministry
Chilean researchers are now hopeful, just weeks after warning their president about the dangers of his ‘surprise’ cuts to science funding
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NewsLeave the country or leave the job: the hard choice facing young Spanish researchers
Research still hasn’t recovered from funding cuts precipitated by the financial crash
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NewsDiminishing autonomy of Hungarian science academy worries scientists
Budgetary responsibility for the lion’s share of the academy’s money has been transferred to the government
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NewsPassing Twitter follower threshold lets scientists escape echo chamber
As researchers exceed 1000 Twitter followers they broaden their audience and amplify their message
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NewsBudget increase met with suspicion by jaded Spanish researchers
Extra funding is welcomed by scientists but many believe bureaucracy will mean much of the money will never appear
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NewsProtests over unspent funds as Portuguese scientists are squeezed
Money could cover programmes to improve job security
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NewsRoot and branch reform urged for Polish universities and research
EU report paints picture of out-of-date system
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NewsCatalan independence vote fallout sees research centres’ bank accounts frozen
Spanish government seized control of regional public finances prior to the referendum and may hold them indefinitely
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NewsTurkish crackdown takes toll on academic output
Analysis finds publications have declined after 8000 academics were fired in the wake of last year’s coup
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NewsSpain loses 12,000 researchers in five years
Falling R&D investment is leading to a ‘brain drain’
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NewsItalian unions denounce unequal R&D investment
Universities being left out in the cold by funding decisions
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NewsMonument to ‘anonymous peer reviewer’ unveiled
Sculpture celebrates ‘invisible heroes’ of science
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NewsSpanish government promises U-turn on researcher contract downgrades
The cabinet will reverse changes that saw thousands of pre-doctoral research contracts effectively turned into internships
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NewsPolitics threatens state-of-the-art carbon capture plant in Spain
The CIUDEN CCS plant can only afford to run for a single month in 2017
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NewsSpanish government disappoint researchers on science ministry
Resolution of political impasse unlikely to deliver higher profile for research
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NewsProtest highlights poor job security and funding in Spain
Researchers take to the streets of Madrid over worsening conditions
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NewsNew Portuguese post-doc contracts disappoint
Research community will hardly benefit from new employment rules, union warns
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NewsWorst may still be to come for Spanish science
The effects of budget cuts from the financial crisis are still in the pipeline, scientific leaders are warning