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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Caitlin Cassidy

Australia to woo US’s ‘smartest minds’ disfranchised by Trump research cuts

Jagadish Chennupati
Prof Chennupati Jagadish AC, president of the Australian Academy of Science, has urged Australia to ‘act swiftly’ to attract top researchers and academics leaving the United States. Photograph: Bradley Cummings/Photo: Bradley Cummings

The “smartest minds” in the United States will be beckoned to Australia with a new talent program aiming to capitalise on academics disfranchised by the Trump administration’s research cuts.

The Australian Academy of Science announced the global talent attraction program on Thursday, warning the nation needed to “act swiftly” to capitalise on the opportunity.

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