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Nature 399, 395-396 (3 June 1999) | doi:10.1038/20745

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German research bodies urged to open up more to new ideas

Alison Abbott & Quirin Schiermeier

An external evaluation committee has urged Germany's two main basic research organizations to stop living on past glories and to embark on reforms that will make them more responsive to modern research needs. Federal and regional governments, says the committee, should help by relaxing restrictive employment laws.