Europe makes a pitch to lure scientists shunned by US
Tuesday, 6 May 2025 () The European Union and France have announced a €500 million incentive package to attract researchers, capitalizing on funding cuts and clashes between the Trump administration and US universities. President Macron and Commission President von der Leyen urged global researchers to join them in Europe. The initiative aims to fund research projects and support universities in recruiting foreign scientists.
'Choose Europe,' von der Leyen tells US scientists threatened by Trump's policies
In implicit criticism against Donald Trump's policies, Ursula von der Leyen said attacking free and open science was a "gigantic miscalculation".
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Can the EU do enough to attract scientists to work in its countries?
Europe is home to more than two million researchers and the bloc wants to attract many more, especially after restrictions..
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In a bold move, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and French President Emmanuel Macron have slammed U.S. President Donald Trump’s ongoing campaign against American higher education...
Tuesday, 6 May 2025 ()
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