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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75% of US scientists considering leaving the country, says new Nature poll
Leading scientific journal Nature surveyed scientists about whether the Trump administration's massive slashing of federal science funding is causing them to consider leaving the United States. More than 1,200 scientists responded. A shocking 75% said they were seriously considering moving out of the U.S. — Read the rest The post 75% of US scientists considering leaving the country, says new Nature poll appeared first on Boing Boing.
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