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Egypt's Scientists Savour Post-Revolution Year
from Nature News
Scientists have been reflecting on the astonishing gains that the Egyptian revolution has delivered them, as the first anniversary of Egypt's Tahrir Square uprising approaches next week.
Over the past year, the science budget has increased by more than a third, salaries have risen and plans have been made for a science and technology city.
"Change has begun on both financial and administrative levels," Maged El-Sherbiny, president of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (the government body responsible for funding research in Egypt), told SciDev.Net.
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