Argentina Slashes Science Funding, Centralises Research Control
President Javier Milei has issued Decree 447/2025, restructuring Argentina’s national science system and cutting funding to over 340 research centres, including CONICET and INTA.
The government claims the move will “prioritise useful projects,” but scientists warn it could destroy long-term research and drive young researchers abroad.
Critics have called the decree an act of “scientificicide,” saying it threatens Argentina’s global standing in biotechnology, agriculture, and medicine.
Universities and research unions are planning protests and lawsuits, while opposition parties call for urgent debate in Congress.
Argentina’s scientific community now faces its biggest crisis in a generation.
