Safeguarding science funding in Colombia
Reforms being considered by Colombia’s Congress mean ‘stars are aligned’ for the country’s S&T sector, prominent chemist says
Scientists across Colombia are welcoming proposed reforms. The Colombian government did little to prioritise science until a peace treaty in 2016 ended a 50-year conflict between the government and rebel FARC guerillas, and now the country’s Congress is on track to boost constitutional protections for research and development (R&D) funding and ensure less of that money is lost to administrative costs.