In Argentina, scientists are alarmed by “unprecedented attacks on research” In line with his austerity shock, Argentine President Javier Milei has undertaken drastic cuts in the budget of Conicet, the public scientific research body. Yesterday, its members organized an assembly to denounce this situation.
“What Milei does is push researchers to expatriate or sell themselves out for next to nothing. Because the big winners from this situation are the large companies in the private sector,” says one scientist.