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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