MADRID, 20 Jul. (IRIN) –
Over a hundred directors of centers and institutes of the Center for Advanced Scientific Research (CSIC) have signed a letter to Secretary of State for Science, Carmen Vela, warning that “will not reach the end year “due to cuts in research.
are reminded that letter Sailing the need for their statements regarding the future of R & D + i in Spain “are translated into urgent financial transfers” to avoid “irreversible” which involves the closure of several schools.
“We have an obligation to communicate to all competent authorities in investigation that the amounts allocated for the second half of 2013 did not reach to reach end of the year, and in some cases, not enough even to meet the obligations staff contracts under projects “have pointed out.
also emphasize that this situation is “even more alarming” in some centers, being the CSIC and have a limited operating budget, have traditionally had to resort to indirect costs of projects to pay the bills electricity, gas, telephone and other items.
“Because colleges are not going to have these indirect costs, paralysis of the research projects will be accompanied by physical closure of the facility, unable to secure payment of the aforementioned bills” have indicated .
The signatories hope that solutions to these economic problems “come in a few weeks”, but have warned that, otherwise, will support the President of CSIC, Emilio Lora-Tamayo, in measures “stronger”.
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