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Nature 410, 1021 (26 April 2001) | doi:10.1038/35074192

Open Innovation Challenges

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Precarious life in Spain

See associated Correspondence: Sutherland, Nature 411, 738 (June 2001)

Manuel J. Pérez Mendoza for Precarios1

  1. Grupo de Investigación en Carbones, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Granada, Av. Fuentenueva s/n., 18071 Granada, Spain

As you have frequently reported, Spanish scientists face many obstacles in their funding and careers (see, for example, Nature 408, 396; 2000 & Nature 405, 723; 2000). Young Spanish researchers lack employment rights such as affiliation to the social security system or health benefits.