The massive changes in US research brought about by the new administration of President Donald Trump are causing many scientists in the country to rethink their lives and careers. More than 1,200 scientists who responded to a Nature poll — three-quarters of the total respondents — are considering leaving the United States following the disruptions prompted by Trump. Europe and Canada were among the top choices for relocation.
The trend was particularly pronounced among early-career researchers. Of the 690 postgraduate researchers who responded, 548 were considering leaving; 255 of 340 PhD students said the same.
I have answered this poll myself; this is meant for scientists of all career-stages, so a lot of PhD students and postdocs along with faculty members.
I don’t think the article is paywalled, but let me know if it is.
“I’m leaving America!”
To go where? And do what? Even if things somehow go south it’s going to be way better in America than basically any other western country for a long time. Europe is an ineffectual footstool of the US. They should unironically take Trump’s advice and learn to take care of themselves. I would vote to give each of these people $50k if they forfeited their citizenship when they left.