Academics from US hoping to escape funding freezes and ideological impositions are being actively recruitedLaced with terms such as “censorship” and “political interference”, the Belgium-based jobs advert was far from 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 Donald Trump’s administration.“We see it as our duty to come to the aid of our American colleagues,” said Jan Danckaert, the rector of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), in explaining why his university – founded in 1834 to safeguard academia from the interference of church or state – had decided to open 12 postdoctoral positions for international researchers, with a particular focus on Americans. Continue reading...
European universities, including Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pasteur Institute, Aix-Marseille University, and institutions in the Netherlands, are offering "scientific asylum" to US researchers facing funding cuts and ideological restrictions under the Trump administration. These universities are actively recruiting American academics through postdoctoral positions, targeted programs, and dedicated funds.
