Opinion Brain drain? Trump cutbacks force scientists to seek jobs in Europe

[haysus31]

Why would they bother with a foreigner when they could give it to an EU citizen? Every one wants that magic passport that gives them access to the EU. Problem is the job doesn't pay that great. But at least you get a ton of time off.

 

[SandisLL]

Enrico Fermi came to the US because he had a Jewish wife who was affected by all the anti-Semitic laws in Italy and Germany.

If it wasn’t for that, then Mussolini and the Axis Powers could have gotten nuclear weapons before the Allies.

Chain Reaction | David N. Schwartz

Behind the scenes of Enrico Fermi’s Nobel Prize in Physics.

www.laphamsquarterly.org

There even without this....were too conservative scientists .. lurking on ideas that there will be too expensive to purchase a lot of high grade graphite.

Teller and Ulam too were immigrants from Europe and TU design version is thermonuclar weapons basis.

 

[SandisLL]

Why would they bother with a foreigner when they could give it to an EU citizen? Every one wants that magic passport that gives them access to the EU. Problem is the job doesn't pay that great. But at least you get a ton of time off.

About magic: Europe is very brutal, actually not lesser than Russia or U.S, however in friendly coating and with polite talk etc.
Brutality level in real life is... ....

However they really does accept immigrants if they doesn't makes problems and they are getting scholars, studs and businessmans etc.

Some stuff in europe is even till retard level for real life however U.S modern fundament is from euopean offsprings, mainly. Including fundament for U.S roots in R&D with real outcome etc.

For example EU countries might offer your kids free or almost for free education chances and maybe even stipends. They might offer healthcare ( ofc not without problems ) and even rehab etc.
They in general does have 3 Tier pension systems plus ofc you can invest somewhere additionally etc.
Insurances etc.... different.

They also does have bireucracy....a lot....

 

[SandisLL]

As for contracts, there are multiple variables, ...
For example they might offer to do payments in pension fund for you, to cover additional expenses cos education, to pay for insurance etc..
Also to allow use office type stuff like laptops etc additional gear ( it is real life ) etc.

Papers are. ....not comfortable stuff.
However they does have foreigners in R&D etc. from U.S too.

 

[Seano]

What is "LGBTQ+ medicine"?

 

[Berserker13]

 

[SandisLL]

What is "LGBTQ+ medicine"?

What is poster like you to cry here ?
For others: LGBTQ actually doesn't gets big funding in europe. Especially if to think about % without empty talkers...
Rude and cocky european immigrants offsprings in U.S might dream...as usually.

 

[bongwater]

they were never any good!

 

[J_C]

Mofo b racializing a *****, fuk that *****

 

[LeonardoBjj]

Harvard stands to lose $2.2 billion in federal funding. Researchers fear science will suffer​

BY BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS
Updated 5:31 PM BRT, April 15, 2025

In a high-stakes standoff, President Donald Trump’s administration says it will freeze $2.2 billion in federal research grants for Harvard University, which is pushing back on demands for changes to campus policy.

The feud between the Republican administration and the nation’s wealthiest college will be closely watched across higher education as the White House uses federal funding as leverage to pursue compliance with its political agenda.

But the impact will be felt most immediately by researchers at the Ivy League school and its partner institutions. While some have cheered Harvard’s stand against demands to crack down on protesters and pursue more viewpoint diversity among faculty, others worry life-saving scientific research will be endangered.

Across the university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, federal money accounted for 10.5% of revenue in 2023, not counting financial aid such as grants and student loans.

What research will be affected?​

Harvard has not released a list of affected grants, and it’s possible the university doesn’t yet have a clear idea of what might be frozen.

At other campuses hit with funding freezes, the details of the cuts only became clear over time as work orders were halted. At Brown University, a White House official said it was planning to freeze half a billion dollars in federal money on April 3, but university officials said Tuesday they still did not know which programs might be targeted.

At Harvard, an Education Department official said hospitals affiliated with the university will not be affected.



Five Boston-area teaching hospitals affiliated with Harvard Medical School, considered among the world’s top medical institutions, operate as financially independent non-profits. Their staff often have teaching appointments at Harvard Medical School and their research is funded largely by federal grants.

But the work that could be vulnerable to cuts includes research at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, which says 46% of its budget last year was funded through federal grants. Among other things, this paid for research on cancer, Alzheimer’s, stroke and HIV.

Why doesn’t Harvard use its sizable endowment to pay for research?​

Harvard has a $53 billion endowment, the largest in the country. But Harvard leaders say the endowment is not an all-purpose account that can be used for anything the university pleases.

Many donors earmarked their contributions for a specific goal or project. And Harvard has said it relies on some of the endowment to help subsidize tuition costs for middle class and low-income students.

Last week, Harvard started working to borrow $750 million from Wall Street to help cover general expenses. The university has described the effort as part of contingency planning for a range of possible scenarios

What will this mean for undergraduate students?​

Losing federal research grants could mean fewer research opportunities for Harvard undergraduate students. If the funding cuts drive away faculty, it could also mean less exposure to top-tier researchers.

Just last month Harvard had expanded financial aid so middle class families wouldn’t have to pay as much for tuition, room and board. It’s not clear whether losing federal grants might affect those plans.

Outsiders have suggested Harvard and other universities should cut back on top-tier amenities to students to free up money for research.

Harvard enrolls about 7,000 undergraduate students and around 18,000 students in graduate programs.

https://apnews.com/article/harvard-federal-funding-endowment-30223b66c7adc77c8e5313111ede411e

 

[PEB]

Awesome news that way Europe can accelerate their development of their 6th generation fighter while China continues their own developments.