Spain expands despite financial and logistical hurdles

Article Abstract:

The Spanish scientific community is trying to expand outside of Madrid and Barcelona in its efforts to raise the level of science in the country. The major hurdles to these efforts include shrinking government funding and administrative obstacles posed by Spain's state research council such as approvals for tenured positions. A plant biology institute and a food technology institute are being planned for Valencia, while a molecular biology institute will be opened in Seville. Funding will come from industry and from the EC.

Analysis, Finance, Research institutes, Science and state, Science policy

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Running out of steam...

Article Abstract:

The government of Spain increased spending for scientific research by about 15% per year from 1983 to 1991, bringing it from 0.48% of gross national product to 0.9%. But in 1992 the science budget increased only at the rate of inflation, and the same is expected for 1993. This leaves Spain's research spending among the lowest of the European countries. Spanish industry and universities are not making up for the decrease in public funding of research.

Research and development contracts, Government, Government research and development contracts

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Spanish budget raises postdoc job hopes

Article Abstract:

The government in Spain is planning significant funding increases for both basic and applied research. The proposed rises will help to re-establish the country's attempts to create a strong research base. However the budget will not mean more permanent research positions, although the government is supporting a request from the national research council (CSIC) to create 150 new CSIC research positions in 1998.

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