Last updated April 15, 2026
AAU RESOURCES:
Scientific Talent in America: Going Abroad or Choosing Not to Come (January 2026)
Amid U.S. Policy Shifts, Other Nations Court Global Talent (December 11, 2025)
As American Science Faces Cuts, Other Countries See an Opportunity (June 27, 2025)
NEWS ARTICLES:
Immigration changes are driving foreign researchers to leave the U.S.- or not come to begin with., STAT, May 4, 2026
Pushed by Trump policies, top U.S. battery scientist is moving to Singapore, Science, May 1, 2026
China Just Surpassed the US in Research Spending and it Could Cost America a Trillion Dollars, ZME Science, April 27, 2026
Trump Slashed Science Funding. Now the U.S. Could Face a Costly Brain Drain., The New York Times, April 4, 2026
China pledges billion-dollar spending boost for science, Nature, March 11, 2026
“We’ve lost a generation of scientists”: US talent turns to France, The Pie, March 5, 2026
‘Brain drain’ in effect as Harvard, Dartmouth, Cornell academics depart for Australian university, The Boston Globe, February 24, 2026
Dozens of researchers will move to France from US following high-profile bid to lure talent, Nature, February 10, 2026
Amid talk of a brain drain, some scientists leave U.S. behind, STAT, December 17, 2025
Canada announces details of C$1.7 billion talent scheme, Times of Higher Education, December 10, 2025
As Trump limits immigration, Canada eyes H-1B workers, top global talent, The Washington Post, December 10, 2025
After NIH grant cuts, breast cancer research at Harvard slowed, and lab workers left, Georgia Public Broadcasting, December 9, 2025
As New Federal Research Funding Resumes, China May Already Be Outspending U.S., Inside Higher Ed, November 18, 2025
Young brain researchers ponder other careers amid federal funding cuts, NPR, November 14, 2025
China rolls out its version of the H-1B visa to attract foreign tech workers, The Associated Press, November 10, 2025
‘Very difficult moment’ prompts flight of US scientists to China, Times of Higher Education, November 9, 2025
Canada to Poach H-1B Visa Holders, International Researchers, Bloomberg, November 5, 2025
Canada’s new budget aims to lure U.S. researchers to relocate, Science, November 5, 2025
‘Rare opportunity for universities’ but cuts loom in Canada, Times of Higher Education, November 3, 2025
2 Nobel Prize–Winning Economists Leave U.S. for Zurich, Inside Higher Ed, October 15, 2025
Indian students look elsewhere after H-1B visa price shock, Times of Higher Education, September 27, 2025
U.K. Weighs Streamlining Visa Process for Researchers, Insider Higher Ed, September 26, 2025
UK looks to lure talent caught by Trump’s visa bombshell, PoliticoPro, September 24, 2025
Facing uncertain future in US, Chinese scholars ponder a return home, The Christian Science Monitor, September 11, 2025
These nations are wooing PhD students amid US funding uncertainties, Nature, September 9, 2025
Biotech to ‘Shift to U.K. and China’ After U.S. ‘Own Goal’ on mRNA Cuts, Inside Higher Ed, September 5, 2025
The US used to be a haven for research. Now, scientists are packing their bags., The Christian Science Monitor, August 25, 2025
China unveils new visa to lure young science and tech specialists, Times of Higher Education, August 15, 2025
As Trump Pushes International Students Away, Asian Schools Scoop Them Up, The New York Times, August 14, 2025
How researcher visa curbs threaten science careers, Nature, August 7, 2025
US scholars want UK jobs but some university roles ‘hard to fill’, Times of Higher Education, July 14, 2025
‘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:
The best and brightest scientists won’t put up with this, The Washington Post, December 1, 2025
The dulling of America’s scientific edge, The Washington Post, November 4, 2025
Australia is ready to take on the US’ defunded clinical trials, The Times of Higher Education, October 10, 2025
Brain drain: Trump’s increased H-1B visa fees will undermine U.S. competitiveness, MSNBC, September 29, 2025
U.S. scientists are under attack. France wants to give them refuge., The Washington Post, August 13, 2025
Trump’s War on Education Is Driving Academics Like Me to Europe, TIME, July 16, 2025
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:
Threats to Global Competitiveness: Federal Research Funding Uncertainty, Business For Federal Research Funding, April 10, 2026
Harvard professor explains his move to China, CNN, September 30, 2025
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