US EditionTrump Administration's Science Funding Cuts Prompt Mass Exodus Concerns
- The Trump administration's policies have led to significant funding cuts for research agencies like the National Institutes of Health, which could reduce their budgets by as much as $4 billion, according to estimates.
- Belgium's Vrije Universiteit Brussel is offering 12 postdoctoral positions aimed at attracting American researchers affected by political interference, calling it 'scientific asylum.'
- France's Aix-Marseille University launched a €15 million program to attract U.S. researchers, receiving around 100 applications within two weeks, as reported by university president Éric Berton.
- European institutions are presenting themselves as refuges for open inquiry, with leaders like VUB rector Jan Danckaert stating, 'We see it as our duty to come to the aid of our American colleagues.
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Trump’s anti-science agenda is pushing American researchers overseas
A growing number of U.S. scientists are fleeing restrictive policies under Trump and finding support in Europe, where institutions are rolling out the red carpet for displaced talent.Fred Schwaller reports for DW.In short:The Trump administration’s mass layoffs and censorship at U.S. science agencies have triggered a wave of uncertainty, with many researchers now jobless or facing restrictions on climate, vaccine, and gender-related research.Ins…
The Trump administration has called for universities to fight and threaten with existential cuts. But where does this hostility to science and culture come from? Sebastian Hesse has asked those affected.
The United States is in a time of uncertainty. Arctic scientific cooperation has been hampered by, for example, the removal of words from websites and outright bans on participation in events.
There are now thousands of American researchers who have been laid off overnight, untiringly.
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