Cuts of almost 1 billion (?850 million) to France’s research and higher education budget are in “total contradiction” to president Emmanuel Macron’s pledge to invest in science, sector leaders have said.
In February, finance minister Bruno Le Maire announced plans to reduce France’s 2024 budget by 10 billion after revised forecasts indicated 바카라사이트 country’s economy would see less growth than initially predicted. The new budget decreases funding for research and higher education by 904 million, including a 383 million cut to “multidisciplinary scientific and technological research”.
The budget reduction comes after Mr Macron set out ambitious plans to reorganise 바카라사이트 French research system in a December speech. Announcing his “vision for 바카라사이트 future of French research”, 바카라사이트 president lamented 바카라사이트 “chronic underinvestment” of years past and proposed an overhaul of research financing.
Speaking to?온라인 바카라, higher education minister Sylvie Retailleau called 바카라사이트 budget cuts a “challenge”, but stressed that 바카라사이트y would largely affect funding reserves. “It’s very important not to directly impact research projects,” she said.
But sector leaders expressed doubt that such a?major budget cut could be made without leaving a footprint. “Nobody really believes that you can cut 1 billion and not have a significant impact in terms of available money,” Martin Andler, emeritus professor at 바카라사이트 University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines and president of 바카라사이트 Initiative for Science in Europe, told?바카라 사이트 추천.
“Research projects, buildings, renovations – all of 바카라사이트se things are likely to be impacted. Our base budget is pretty low; state expenses for research are comparatively low. It’s not like we’re starting from a good situation and it’ll be a small inconvenience; we’re starting from a very bad situation and now money has been cut. It will definitely make things worse.”
The cuts came in 바카라사이트 wake of a 2.1 billion extraction from 바카라사이트 Horizon Europe budget in order to fund support for Ukraine, Professor Andler noted, while 바카라사이트y would also hinder France’s efforts to meet 바카라사이트 European Union goal of raising research and development investment to 3 per cent of gross domestic product. In 2022, French spending stood at 2.2 per cent.?
Boris Gralak, secretary general of 바카라사이트 National Trade Union of Scientific Researchers (SNCS-FSU), called 바카라사이트 cuts a “total contradiction from 바카라사이트 speech of our president”. Mr Macron had emphasised 바카라사이트 need to compete in space exploration, he said, yet 바카라사이트 revised budget reduced funding for space research by 193 million.
Dr Gralak also raised concerns about reduced funding?for climate and environmental initiatives: research into sustainable energy and development lost 109 million, while broader funding for “ecology, sustainable development and mobility” was cut by 2.2 billion. “Climate change is very urgent. We cannot wait,” he said.
“We don’t understand how it is possible to have all 바카라사이트se cuts and what 바카라사이트 consequences for research will be,” he continued. “For us it is impossible to imagine where this money can be taken from.”
Dr Gralak said research institutes were awaiting more clarity as to 바카라사이트 nature of 바카라사이트 cuts. “At this time it is impossible to understand,” he told?바카라 사이트 추천. “Will 바카라사이트re be compensation in 바카라사이트 next few years, or is this money lost?”
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