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As Trump Administration Cuts Funding, Researchers Turn to European Universities

As Trump Administration Cuts Funding, Researchers Turn to European Universities

European universities have begun recruiting researchers who lost their jobs in the administration's cost-cutting efforts, or are anxious over perceived threats to academic freedom.

European Universities Offer "scientific Asylum" to US Researchers Fleeing Trump's Cuts

European Universities Offer "scientific Asylum" to US Researchers Fleeing Trump's Cuts

Academics from US hoping to escape funding freezes and ideological impositions are being actively recruited

Thousands Join 'Stand Up for Science' Rallies Across the US

Thousands Join 'Stand Up for Science' Rallies Across the US

Researchers and other advocates for science gathered at Stand Up for Science rallies around the US and the world to protest the Trump administration's cuts to scientific research.

Why We Organized 'Stand Up For Science'

Why We Organized 'Stand Up For Science'

Five co-organizers of the nationwide Stand Up For Science movement explain the need for collective action at this time.

New Research Funding Policies in the USA Will Not Affect the Freedom of Research at the University of Helsinki

New Research Funding Policies in the USA Will Not Affect the Freedom of Research at the University of Helsinki

"Funding should not be sought at any cost, such as by removing certain words from research proposals," says Vice-Rector Anne Portaankorva from the University of Helsinki.

Trump Administration Seeks Input from Public on National Artificial Intelligence Action Plan

Trump Administration Seeks Input from Public on National Artificial Intelligence Action Plan

Significant shifts in U.S. technology policy are taking shape at the start of the new administration. This is especially true in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), where President Trump…

National Science Foundation Fires 168 Probationary Employees on Trump Administration's Orders

National Science Foundation Fires 168 Probationary Employees on Trump Administration's Orders

The federal agency that funds science research says the staff reduction came in response to a White House directive.

Royal Society Urged to Expel Elon Musk As Fellows Sign Open Letter

Royal Society Urged to Expel Elon Musk As Fellows Sign Open Letter

More than 1,700 academics complain about X owner's behaviour, citing his 'assault on scientific research'.

Can Science and Diplomacy Have Mutual Impact in the Trump & Musk Era?

Can Science and Diplomacy Have Mutual Impact in the Trump & Musk Era?

President Trump sees himself as a dealmaker and Elon Musk sees himself as a science-based innovator. Might this fabled partnership lead to a confluence towards what is termed “science diplomacy?” 

US Scientists Feeling "Stress and Fear" As Sweeping Trump Orders Hit Funding

US Scientists Feeling "Stress and Fear" As Sweeping Trump Orders Hit Funding

Work and payments at universities, businesses and non-profits disrupted nationwide after executive orders.

Trump Threatened College Research, Culture and Funding. Confusion Reigns.

Trump Threatened College Research, Culture and Funding. Confusion Reigns.

An NIH announcement Friday cutting billions in biomedical research, a federal funding review and DEI prohibitions have left colleges scrambling for answers.

Trump Administration Cuts Put Medical Progress at Risk, Researchers Say

Trump Administration Cuts Put Medical Progress at Risk, Researchers Say

Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. A planned $4 billion cut would leave colleges with large budget gaps.

Trump Administration Requests Input on AI 'action Plan'

Trump Administration Requests Input on AI 'action Plan'

The Office of Science and Technology Policy requested input on a plan through a technology R&D office at the National Science Foundation.

Science at Risk: The Funding Pause is More Damaging Than You Might Think

Science at Risk: The Funding Pause is More Damaging Than You Might Think

Research that helps drive our economy is on hold and may face new ideological limits.

Trump's Science Advisor Pick Pivots Agenda's Focus Toward AI

Trump's Science Advisor Pick Pivots Agenda's Focus Toward AI

Trump's pick for national science adviser Michael Kratsios signals the nation's prioritization of AI technology development.

Trump’s Freeze on NIH Causes Alarm

Trump’s Freeze on NIH Causes Alarm

World’s largest public biomedical funder “cancels grant meetings”, while WHO pauses recruitment after US withdraws