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‘Despair’: Argentinian researchers protest as president begins dismantling science

Javier Milei’s actions after taking office have research institutions facing shutdown.
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An aerial view of Argentinian scientists protesting cuts to research grants and positions.

Researchers in Argentina protested against the dismantling of CONICET, the country’s main science agency, on 14 February at its headquarters in Buenos Aires. Credit: ATE CONICET

Three months after Javier Milei took office as the new president of Argentina, scientists there say that their profession is in crisis. As Milei cuts government spending to bring down the country’s deficit and to lower inflation — now more than 250% annually — academics say that some areas of research are at risk. And they say that institutes supported by Argentina’s main science agency, the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), might have to shut down. Researchers have been expressing their anger and discontent on social media and protesting in the streets.

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Nature 627, 471-472 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00628-1

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