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French Election Heralds Changes for Science

MAY 10, 2007
Physics Today
ScienceNow : French scientists are feeling the winds of change after yesterday’s election of conservative leader Nicolas Sarkozy as the country’s new president. Sarkozy has announced reform plans--including a shake-up of the higher education system as early as this summer--which are opposed by trade unions and other groups. But some researchers say Sarkozy’s recipe is just what French science needs.
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