Labour reform creates uncertainty for 25,000 Spanish researchers

Job insecurity has been exacerbated by legislation intended to end it, with universities facing spiralling recontracting costs and no extra funding

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February 22, 2022

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February 24, 2022

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Print headline: Labour reform throws 25,000 Spanish scholars into ‘limbo land’

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