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Argentina science funding crisis deepens
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Argentina science funding crisis deepens
In late July 2026 Argentine physicist Diego Mazzitelli warned that the country's science and technology system was facing its largest disinvestment ever. Salary freezes, sharp cuts to research budgets and uncertainty over scholarships were prompting established researchers to leave and discouraging young talent, raising fears of a lasting brain drain and weakened capacity to train scientists and maintain key institutions such as the National Atomic Energy Commission. Two days later, after a government reshuffle that placed Diego Santilli as chief of staff, officials confirmed that real‑term spending on science and technology had fallen more than 40% 40 % since 2023, reducing the sector’s share of the national budget from 1.52% 1.52 % to 1.02%. 1.02 %. Salaries for CONICET researchers dropped about 40.5%, 40.5 %, and overall investment in science was cut roughly in half. The budget slashes intensified concerns about the future of Argentina’s scientific institutions amid speculation over further resignations in the ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology. The reshuffle also sparked speculation that Darío Genua, the secretary of Innovation, Science and Technology, might resign, although no confirmation has been given. Meanwhile, CONICET announced it will not renew post‑doctoral fellowships expiring at the end of July and has halted admissions to its senior researcher career track, leaving 379 researchers in uncertainty. Marine‑biology projects at the Patagonian Center (CENPAT‑CONICET) face possible interruption of long‑term coastal‑ecosystem studies. A report from the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) revealed that 889 staff members entered a voluntary retirement scheme in 2026—about 18% 18 % of its permanent workforce—and that the institute has lost roughly 1,800 personnel over the past two and a half years. The agency warned that 23% 23 % of its activities risk total discontinuity and 48% 48 % suffer significant impact, threatening research, innovation and extension across more than 100 operational units and regional agricultural chains.
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