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Scientists, Feeling Under Siege, March for Research Funding

Jamal Al Khatib

Researchers took to the streets to defend science budgets and independent research.

Scientists in lab coats walking together along a park path

Thousands of researchers, students and supporters marched in cities around the world to call for stable science funding.

Organisers say proposed budget cuts would delay medical research, weaken climate monitoring and push young scientists out of their careers.

The marches were peaceful and good-humoured, with home-made signs about everything from vaccines to volcanoes.