UBA claims that investment in science and technology has fallen by more than 30% compared to only 1976 and 2002.

Through its official networks, UBA exact released the figure for the fall in investment in science and technology and caused a sensation.

“Without science, there is no future”

Thanks to the hashtag #WithoutScienceThere is no futurewhich is also used by other institutions on the networks, specifies Exactas UBA: “The national scientific system has been dismantled like never before and is on the verge of paralysis”.

They shared some data on the current situation of this sector which – they say – “is key to the development of the country and the well-being of society.”

In a graph that warns that Argentine science is on the verge of extinction, the UBA Faculty of Exactas compared Argentina’s science and technology budget as a percentage of GDP in 2023 with that of 2024.: in the case of last year it is 0.302%, while this year it is 0.208%.

In this sense, the UBA explains that investments in science and technology have decreased by 30.4% real and maintains: “This implies a budget comparable to two disastrous years for our country, 1976 and 2002”.

The institution in turn points out that on average, all scientific and technological organizations suffered a reduction of 30%. And in some cases, the adjustment exceeded 90%.

Another demand of the sector concerns the salary of workers in the scientific system. In this regard, the UBA indicated that towards the end of June Their salaries are, on average, 26 real points lower than those of November 2023..

UBA claims that “the dismantling of the scientific and technological system is already mortgaging the future” and states that so far, in 2024, 30% fewer young people have applied for a career as a scientific researcher. (Infociel)