Fernando Maestre, one of the most cited scientists in the world, will leave Spain. He will move in the coming days to the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, in Saudi Arabia.

“I can't take any more with the bureaucracy, the day-to-day difficulties, the lack of stable personnel, the need to continually request financing projects and the absurd paperwork,” he criticizes. The researcher has requested a five-year leave of absence from the University of Alicante.