The argument that scarce research funding is turning rivalry into hostility

A French-language post describes the backlash against a researcher at Tours’ CESR as unusually vicious. The author argues that extreme funding scarcity is turning academic competition into personal hostility, with attempts to humiliate researchers and deny their legitimacy replacing constructive criticism. The post also calls for universities and research to be rethought in light of AI and public-finance deficits.