POLL: 75% Of Responding Scientists Mull Leaving US

Nature reports:

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.

Many respondents were looking to move to countries where they already had collaborators, friends, family or familiarity with the language. “Anywhere that supports science,” wrote one respondent. Some who had moved to the United States for work planned to return to their country of origin. But many more scientists had not planned on relocating, until Trump began gutting funding and firing researchers.

Read the full article. There’s MORE. Keep in mind that the result is somewhat skewed because it was an opt-in poll.

75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving
More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.

www.nature.com/articles/d41…

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— David Rosenthal (@davidros.bsky.social) March 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM