‘Choose Europe!’: Macron invites scientists to work in France amid US funding cuts

‘Choose Europe!’: Macron invites scientists to work in France amid US funding cuts

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday invited international scientists to work in France or elsewhere in Europe. The country's newly launched "Choose France for Science" platform comes as US President Donald Trump slashes funding for universities and research centres in the US.

Trump is freezing funding for universities they don't adr

U.S. President Donald Trump has been threatening to cancel funding for some universities unless they accede to his demands to change ideological policy, similar to a pledge Pierre Poilievre has made for Canadian post-secondary schools.

How Universities Became So Dependent on the Federal Government

For decades, universities got billions in federal dollars for research. The relationship was mutually beneficial, until President Trump decided it wasn’t.

France Attracts US 'Refugee Scientists' Post Cuts Imposed By Trump

The first researchers fleeing US spending cuts imposed by President Donald Trump will start work at a French university in June, officials said Thursday.

French program for US scientists draws flood of applicants

France's Aix-Marseille University offered a program for scientists "threatened in their research" in America. Europe is sensing an opportunity to attract talent as the Trump administration cuts funding to colleges.

UConn students and faculty protest Trump cutting research grants, revoking visas

University of Connecticut students and faculty rallied on the Storrs campus Thursday against funding cuts from the Trump administration. They said cuts to grants will undermine researchers studying treatments for cancers, the impact of cellphones on children and other health-related concerns. “Every single community member all across the country, we’re effective researchers who aren’t able to research cures for cancer...