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‘Scientific asylum’: How Europe is luring US researchers amid Trump fears

French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen attend the "Choose Europe for Science" event in the amphitheatre of the Sorbonne University in Paris [Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters]

French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are hosting a conference in Paris to attract United States-based academics and researchers in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s targeting of universities.

European Union commissioners on Monday announced half a billion euros ($568m) in incentives to lure international academics to the continent at the Choose Europe for Science conference.

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