Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them

Donald Trump’s proposed budget would gut American science

It would slash cancer research, drug trials, space exploration, and so much more.

Osaka University announced on the 28th that it has put in place a system to accept 100 researchers who have been based in the US. Over 600 million yen has been secured as funding through donations and other means. Ishii Masaru, Dean of the Graduate School of Medicine, emphasized that "accepting American researchers will lead to the development of science in Japan." Osaka University's Graduate School of Medicine will soon set up a website to begi…

De Valera, Schrödinger, and Why Ireland’s Will Not Attract anti-Trump Scientists

Let’s imagine, in one of Erwin Schrödinger’s parallel universes, I was charged with providing the brain power for a Max Planck Institute based in an Ireland at peace with the world and with itself.  No problem.  I would charter a Jumbo jet, pack it with Iranian STEM graduates, fly it to Dublin, and take things from there. My silly example is important as Germany funds its own Max Planck Society to the tune of €2 billion a year and its society is…

‘A funeral for our careers’: Trump’s science cuts spill onto Canadian turf

Researchers in Canada prepare for turbulence in the wake of US funding changes — but there’s a silver lining. Researchers in Canada prepare for turbulence in the wake of US funding changes — but there’s a silver lining.

Since World War II, the United States has invested huge amounts of money in scientific research being carried out in independent universities and federal agencies.

Reversing the brain drain: Can Europe successfully woo scientists amid US research cuts?

US President Donald Trump recently announced a spate of funding cuts to universities and research institutions across the US, leaving thousands of scientists and researchers unemployed or in a state…