European universities offer ‘scientific asylum’ to US researchers fleeing Trump’s cuts.
25 March 2025
Laced with terms such as “censorship” and “political interference”, the jobs advert was a-typical.
The promise of academic freedom, however, hinted at who it was aimed at: researchers in the US looking to flee the funding freezes, cuts and ideological impositions ushered in by Trump’s administration.
The promise of academic freedom, however, hinted at who it was aimed at: researchers in the US looking to flee the funding freezes, cuts and ideological impositions ushered in by Trump’s administration.