Exploring other worlds and blue-skies research should be among the next president’s priorities, say scientists.
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Opinion polls suggest that incumbent Emmanuel Macron, from the centrist party La République en Marche, will probably win the election: in opinion polls, he currently has a lead of around 9% over his closest rival, Marine Le Pen of the far-right Rassemblement National.Macron’s manifesto promises to make research a national priority and to increase university autonomy. “We must continue to encourage basic research and boost innovation,” it says.
, increase research budgets and launch a major plan to build and renovate laboratories and other university facilities.spoke to three scientists in France about how science has fared under Macron’s leadership, and what their hopes are for the future.
“I would also like to see an end to the low-noise war between France’s research bodies, such as the CNRS, the biomedical research agency Inserm and the agricultural and environmental research agency Inrae, which report to different government departments.Macron stresses university autonomy and project-driven research in his manifesto but says nothing about the lack of infrastructure and staff.
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