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Trump Casts Shadow Over Nobels As Awarding Body Warns Academic Freedom At Risk
The Royal Swedish Academy warns that political interference and funding cuts under Trump risk undermining innovation and academic freedom, affecting global research institutions.
- Next week, as Nobel announcements begin on Oct 6, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences warned academic freedom is under serious threat in the United States and beyond.
- Administration policy changes including proposed NIH and education cuts focus on `patriotic education`, shrinking federal roles, dismantling the Department of Education, and capping international undergraduate enrolment at 15 per cent.
- Economists including Simon Johnson warn NIH cuts will stifle economic growth and reduce life sciences and biomedical research output and funding.
- The consequences extend to U.S. research institutions and universities, as shrinking commitments tied to ideology threaten economic growth and future Nobel laureates' ability to pursue work.
- The Nobel Foundation's research-policy chair warned of `big effects` on academic freedom, as the foundation `keeps a watchful eye` amid threats to free inquiry, with prizes worth 11 million Swedish crowns.
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Shortly before the Nobel Prize ceremony, the Royal Swedish Academy warns against attacks on academic freedom. Trump's educational plans could severely affect research and science.
Trump Casts Shadow Over Nobels As Awarding Body Warns Academic Freedom At Risk
As scientists ready for next week's Nobel Prize announcements, one awarding body is warning academic freedom is under threat in the US and elsewhere, with political interference risking long-lasting negative effects.
·New Delhi, India
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Trump casts shadow over Nobels as prize-awarding body warns academic freedom at risk
As scientists ready for next week's Nobel Prize announcements, one awarding body is warning academic freedom is under threat in the U.S. and elsewhere, with political interference risking long-lasting negative effects.
·United Kingdom
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