Nearly 300 scientists apply for French academic program amid Trump cuts in U.S.

According to the French National Research Office, France is committed to confronting attacks on academic freedom worldwide.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday invited scientists from around the world to go to work in France or Europe after the new administration of US President Donald Trump began cutting funding for universities and research sites.

“Here in France, research is a priority, innovation a culture, science a limitless horizon. Researchers from all over the world, choose France, choose Europe! See you on May 5,” the French president wrote on the network X. In the message, he also included the address of a website presenting the platform “Choose France for Science”, through which the country “pledges to oppose attacks on academic freedom around the world.”

Nearly 300 scientists apply for French academic program amid Trump cuts in U.S.

A French university courting U.S.-based academics said it has already received nearly 300 applications for researchers seeking “refugee status” amid President Trump’s elimination of funding for several scientific programs.Last month, Aix-Marseille University, one of the country’s oldest and largest universities, announced it was accepting applications for its Safe Place For Science program, which it said offers “a safe and stimulating environmen…

According to his entourage, the head of state will gather on May 5 "the great research community", for a meeting with still vague contours. The American research sector is particularly threatened by Donald Trump's policy.

The U.S. government is considering drastically reducing funding for medical research, putting the health sector in peril, but also the lives of its researchers.