Budget cuts worry the research world

Last December, the President of the Republic delivered a one-hour speech about French research before an audience of 300 scientists. He particularly supported the establishment of a new Presidential Scientific Council. A desire, no doubt, to reconcile with the scientific community tired of administrative burdens and lack of resources. But after Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire announced on February 21 a savings plan that would cut the research and higher education budget by 900 million euros, if there was a reconciliation, it was short-lived.

Unions, as well as various organizations such as the University of France, or the prestigious Academy of Sciences, have published press releases expressing their concern about these savings. “ It's a disastrous decision Boris Gralac, Secretary General of the National Scientific Research Union SNCS-FSU, reacts. These discounts are…