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Nature 400, 203 (15 July 1999) | doi:10.1038/22190

Spanish university sued for advertising posts in August

Xavier Bosch

A Spanish university is being sued by a scientists' association for having advertised 80 posts for professorial appointments last August, a month when many Spanish citizens — and thus potential external applicants — are on holiday. The Spanish Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology (AACTE) argues that this practice is being deliberately used by the University of La Laguna (ULL) in the Canary Islands to favour the appointment of local candidates.