April 23, 2004

French Government Backs Down in Dispute Over Research, Agreeing to Most Demands by Scientists

By AISHA LABI

French scientists are celebrating after the national government, chastened by a loss in regional elections last month that led to a cabinet reshuffle, ceded ground in a long-running dispute over government support for scientific research.

Tens of thousands of French researchers had signed an online petition that charged the government with severely neglecting the public research sector.

Among other things, the scientists demanded an increase in the number of positions for junior

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