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Resources on American Researchers Leaving the United States

NEWS ARTICLES:

‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels, Science, July 7, 2025

U.S. Budget Cuts Are Robbing Early-Career Scientists of Their Future, Scientific American, July 3, 2025 

A Lost Generation of Researchers, The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 3, 2025

Europe, with ambitions to poach American scientists, faces pressures of its own, STAT, June 30, 2025 

Europe Is Recruiting Academics Disenchanted With America, The Wall Street Journal, June 28, 2025 

Canada’s brain gain, fueled by worries about Trump, The Boston Globe, June 28, 2025

Is Europe really a safe haven for US academics fleeing Trump?, Times of Higher Education, June 23, 2025 

Some US researchers want to leave the country. Can Europe take them?, Nature, June 13, 2025

How China is vying to attract the world’s top scientific talent, Nature, June 9, 2025 

The great poaching: America's brain drain begins, Axios, June 7, 2025

China Really Wants to Attract Talented Scientists. Trump Just Helped., New York Times, June 4, 2025

U.S. Scientists Warn That Trump’s Cuts Will Set Off a Brain Drain, New York Times, June 3, 2025

World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump Cuts, New York Times, May 31, 2025 

Top neuroscientist Dan Yang leaves US for China, reunites with mentor-husband Mu-ming Poo, South China Morning Post, May 27, 2025

Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them, AP News, May 25, 2025

U.K. Fund to Attract International Researchers Gets $40M, Inside Higher Ed, May 23, 2025

As Trump cuts science budgets, some researchers look abroad, The Washington Post, May 21, 2025 

Some Students Weigh Leaving the U.S. for College, The New York Times, May 21, 2025

US brain drain: Nature’s guide to the initiatives drawing scientists abroad, Nature, May 16, 2025 

The World Is Wooing U.S. Researchers Shunned by Trump, New York Times, May 14, 2025

Ireland hopes to entice academics as US becomes ‘a cold place for free thinkers’, The Guardian, May 13, 2025 

US brain drain: the scientists seeking jobs abroad amid Trump’s assault on research, Nature, May 13, 2025 

The American brain drain has arrived. Just ask these scientists, Business Insider, May 13, 2025

Chinese and Chinese-American researchers in the U.S. confront a perilous moment, STAT, May 12, 2025 

Canadian graduate programmes reopened to attract rising US talent, Times of Higher Education, May 11, 2025 

Britain’s High Visa Costs Threaten to Deter U.S. Scholars, Inside Higher Ed, May 8, 2025

The best and brightest young scientists are looking beyond the U.S. as cuts hit home, NBC News, May 7, 2025 

Europe pledges €600 million to lure foreign researchers, vows to protect scientific freedom, Nature, May 5, 2025 

Von der Leyen, Macron knock Trump’s war on universities as ‘gigantic miscalculation’, Politico, May 5, 2025 

Europe unveils $565 million package to retain scientists, and attract new ones, STAT, May 5, 2025

European Governments Back Universities’ U.S. Recruitment Drive, Inside Higher Ed, May 1, 2025

Denmark invites U.S. researchers amid science funding uncertainty, says Danish Chamber of Commerce, EdTech Innovation Hub, April 28, 2025

The poaching of American talent begins, Politico, April 28, 2025

How Europe is quietly stealing America’s scientists, Politico, April 24, 2025

Norway Seeks to Hire Away U.S. Faculty Amid Trump Tumult, Inside Higher Ed, April 24, 2025

Norway launches scheme to lure top researchers away from US universities, The Guardian, April 23, 2025 

France opens arms to scientists, Politico, April 22, 2025

Exclusive: a Nature analysis signals the beginnings of a US science brain drain, Nature, April 22, 2025 

Looking for an International Research Job?, Inside Higher Ed, April 21, 2025

Senior scientist Yi Shouliang leaves US Department of Energy for China, South China Morning Post, April 18, 2025 

Australia to woo US’s ‘smartest minds’ disfranchised by Trump research cuts, The Guardian, April 17, 2025

Brain drain? Trump cutbacks force scientists to seek jobs in Europe, Reuters, April 11, 2025

Germany to create ‘super–high-tech ministry’ for research, technology, and aerospace, Science, April 11, 2025 

Brain freeze: Trump research chill hits science community, PoliticoPro, April 10, 2025

Nobelists back call for UK to recruit US scientists fleeing Trump, Times of Higher Education, March 31, 2025 

Countries boost recruitment of American scientists amid cuts to scientific funding, NPR, March 29, 2025 

Rector: Recruiting U.S. Scholars Can Protect ‘Threatened Research’, Inside Higher Ed, March 28, 2025

75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving, Nature, March 27, 2025

As Trump’s Policies Worry Scientists, France and Others Put Out a Welcome Mat, The New York Times, March 26, 2025

Exclusive: Secretive Chinese Network Tries to Lure Fired Federal Workers, Research Shows, Reuters, March 25, 2025

European universities offer ‘scientific asylum’ to US researchers fleeing Trump’s cuts, The Guardian, March 25, 2025

Europe races to lure U.S. scientists as Trump puts pressure on universities, Washington Post, March 24, 2025 

Healey sounds alarm over foreign recruiting of Mass, scientists, Boston Globe, March 20, 2025

Netherlands considering recruiting American scientists fleeing the Trump administration, NL Times, March 19, 2025

Overseas universities see opportunity in U.S. ‘brain drain’, Science, March 17, 2025

‘We Are Witnessing a New Brain Drain’ as Scientists Flee America for France, Gizmodo, March 13, 2025 

Beijing beckons fired federal scientists, Politico – China Watcher, March 6, 2025

French University Welcomes U.S. Scientists ‘Threatened’ by Funding Cuts, CTV News, March 5, 2025

Exclusive: US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say, CNN, March 1, 2025

This is the perfect moment for Europe to attract US scientists, The Times, February 25, 2025

America’s Loss, China’s Gain: Top Chinese Universities Welcome PhD Refugees from the U.S. South China Morning Post, February 23, 2025

Max Planck Society offers a haven for top US researchers, University World News, February 21, 2025 

Europe could be a ‘haven’ for US researchers, says ERC president, Science Business, February 17, 2025

U.S. scientists, unnerved by policy changes, may yearn for escape — but find limited opportunity, STAT, February 14, 2025

 

EDITORIALS:

Europe can capture the US brain drain — if it acts fast, Nature, May 28, 2025

America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain, The Economist, May 21, 2025 

Cuts in Research, and a Scientist Brain Drain, New York Times, May 21, 2025

America’s Coming Brain Drain: Trump’s War on Universities Could Kill U.S. Innovation, Foreign Affairs, May 6, 2025 

Under Trump, America risks a brain-drain, The Hill, April 30, 2025

Will American academics flourish if they go abroad to escape Trump?, Times of Higher Education, April 10, 2025

The Next Generation of American Scientists Is Losing Faith, The New York Times, April 3, 2025

A brain drain would impoverish the United States and diminish world science, Nature, April 1, 2025

A French university is offering ‘scientific asylum’ for US talent, The brain drain has started,The Guardian, March 24, 202

 

ADDITIONAL MEDIA:

Brain Drain: How Trump’s Policies Could Wreck American Innovation for Generations, MSNBC, June 1, 2025 

Former MIT president says Trump's immigration policies are hurting innovation, NPR: All Things Considered, May 18, 2025

Minister Lawless receives government approval to initiate programme to attract global talent to Ireland, Ireland Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, May 13, 2025

“Choose Europe for Science” Event at the Sorbonne in Paris, European Commission, May 5, 2025 

American science brain drain, The Indicator from Planet Money – NPR, May 2, 2025

Brian Mikkelsen, Chief Executive Officer of the Danish Chamber of Commerce on LinkedIn, April 28, 2025 

Choose France for Science: launch of the dedicated platform for applications to host international researchers, French National Research Agency (ANR), April 17, 2025

Chinese recruitment ad on Twitter/XChinese recruitment ad on Bluesky

Funding cuts could lead to scientists leaving Massachusetts, governor says, CBS Boston, March 19, 2025 

US cuts in science and research spark fears of far-reaching damage, DW News, March 14, 2025

Could America's Brain Drain Be Canada's Brain Gain?, TVO Today, March 5, 2025

As Trump sacks scientists, Australia should hire them. US drain is our brain gain, The Sydney Morning Herald, March 5, 2025

 

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