France and EU to incentivise US-based scientists to come to Europe
Macron and von der Leyen expected to announce protections for researchers seeking to relocate amid Trump’s crackdown
France and the EU are to step up their efforts to attract US-based scientists hit by Donald Trump’s crackdown on academia, as they prepare announcements on incentives for researchers to settle in Europe.
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, alongside the European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, will make speeches on Monday morning at Sorbonne University in Paris, flanked by European university leaders and researchers, in which they are expected to announce potential incentives and protections for researchers seeking to relocate to Europe.
The event, bringing together European academics and European commissioners, is the latest push to open Europe’s doors to US-based academics and researchers who fear their work is threatened by federal spending cuts for universities and research bodies, as well as the targeting of US higher education institutions over diversity policies.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/04/france-eu-us-based-scientists-come-to-europe-emmanuel-macron-ursula-von-der-leyenOpen linkView original on lemmy.world
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We should check who they voted for first though. Trumpanzees should be forced to eat their own dogshit.
Ha, you may end up becoming the thing you are trying to prevent becoming with that attitude.
I'm all for draining what little brains remain in the carcass. It's not like they're using them anyway.
The brain drain from the carcass of America, is what I think the commenter means. IE, smarter people leaving the country due to current policies.
Oh ma bad, that makes sense!
It would be a dream to work on open source/research over in Europe for a job. Helps everyone and actual healthcare for my family.
Et ole menossa siitä, missä aita on matalin.
Fins are quite fluent in English. You'll do fine learning Finnish as you go.
I've never heard of such a thing. Care to elaborate?
I hope programming gets a similar pull as research does, bit I understand why it wouldn't.
How the turns have tabled
I said "No thanks" earlier but a operation reversed paperclip is fine by me
Freshly elected Canadian prime minister Mark Carney spend three minutes playing with/unfolding a paper clip while giving his first press conference last week.... Sooooo....
Me and my fellow French scientists emigrated abroad to work wish it was true. Unfortunately it's only demagogy.
The message is going out to scientists from all around the world. Have a look at some quotes in here https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eus-von-der-leyen-invites-scientists-researchers-make-europe-their-home-2025-04-29/ At least in Germany programs to help scientists that are fleeing from oppression are in place. But of course the recent US policies are in focus in the news.
"This is why Europe is open to the best and brightest. This is why we will make proposals to help them 'Choose Europe'. Because we want scientists and researchers from all over the world to make Europe their home – and to make Europe the home of innovation again."