Science under threat around the world

2026/04/30 by Humberto Debat · 2 voices
Medicine · Social Sciences · #Climate Change Communication and Perception #Science and Science Education #Science, Research, and Medicine

paper · doi:10.7554/elife.111487

openalex publication_date 2026/04/30 · openalex created_date 2026/05/13 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Abstract

Politicians are reducing public funding for science and dismantling scientific institutions for ideological reasons in Argentina and the United States. It appeared as if something similar could happen in the Netherlands, but the collapse of a coalition government led to a reprieve. How should the scientific community respond to such crises?

Citations

• ‘There will be nothing left’: researchers fear collapse of science in Argentina

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