French president waives budget cuts for scientific research
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.029863
Science : After meeting with several Nobel laureates and a winner of the Fields Medal, French president François Hollande has agreed to cancel a €134 million proposed cut to the country’s research budget. The cut would have affected four major agencies: the National Center for Scientific Research, the National Institute for Agricultural Research, the National Institute for Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, and the Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission. However, €122 million will still be trimmed from the budget, which will mostly affect higher education. Hollande also agreed to work toward increasing the funds available for research and higher education in the next annual budget.