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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

France and EU to incentivise US-based scientists to come to Europe

Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen
The move is the latest push to open Europe’s doors to US-based academics and researchers who fear their work is threatened by federal spending cuts for universities and research bodies. Photograph: Tom Nicholson/Getty Images

France and the EU are to step up their efforts to attract US-based scientists hit by Donald Trump’s crackdown on academia, as they prepare announcements on incentives for researchers to settle in Europe.

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, alongside the European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, will make speeches on Monday morning at Sorbonne University in Paris, flanked by European university leaders and researchers, in which they are expected to announce potential incentives and protections for researchers seeking to relocate to Europe.

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