US EditionCould Europe benefit from Trump's 'assault on science'?
- Funding cuts and political interference during President Trump's second term are driving American scientists from the U.S. to seek opportunities abroad, particularly in France.
- Philippe Baptiste, France's Minister for Higher Education and Research, encourages national institutions to accommodate displaced American scientists focused on climate science.
- Aix-Marseille University has initiated a program to host U.S. scientists feeling threatened, with up to €15 million allocated for around 15 researchers.
- Yasmine Belkaid from the Institut Pasteur mentioned receiving daily requests for positions from U.S.-based scientists who are looking for work in France.
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How easy is it to move to France as a researcher or scientist?
France is hoping to become a safe haven for scientists abandoning the United States, after threats from the Trump administration to cut federal research funding, especially on topics related to health and climate - but how easy is it to move to France as a scientist or researcher?
French Universities Open Doors to US Climate Scientists as Trump Slashes Research Funding - One Green Planet
France is welcoming US scientists fleeing Trump’s funding cuts, offering a lifeline to climate research under threat. The post French Universities Open Doors to US Climate Scientists as Trump Slashes Research Funding appeared first on One Green Planet.
They already call it 'Reverse Brain Drain', that is, counterbrain drain: from the US to Europe. In recent weeks, Donald Trump has begun to cut funding for research and to block projects related to issues such as inclusion and gender issues, even in the hard sciences. Freezes of resources, a stop to the recruitment of doctoral students, revocation of newly signed research contracts are already a reality, researchers from all over the world are pr…
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