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France’s research minister has a plan to shake up science

Physicist-turned-politician Sylvie Retailleau speaks to Nature about her ambitions for the country’s scientific research.
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A physicist by training, France’s minister of higher education and research, Sylvie Retailleau, was no stranger to the scientific community when she took office last May. Before entering politics, she honed her negotiation skills by bringing together different collaborators at Paris–Saclay University and by helping to put together France’s first ten-year plan for research.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00628-7

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  • Correction 08 March 2023: An earlier version of this article mentioned a €7-billion plan for ‘risky research’. It now clarifies that this funding is for health innovation and includes €1.3 billion for research.

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