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Critics warn science investment plans threaten basic research
Original: Science investment plans put basic research at risk, critics say
Critics say current science investment plans put basic research at risk, arguing that funding priorities favour applied or short-term projects over fundamental discovery research. The warning suggests that curiosity-driven science, which underpins future breakthroughs, could lose out under the proposed budget allocations. Researchers are calling on policymakers to protect core funding for foundational work.
Why now: New or debated science funding plans have prompted researchers to warn that basic research will be squeezed.
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- Science investment plans put basic research at risk, critics say · Research Professional News
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