75% of scientists in US weigh leaving amid Trump 'disruptions to science

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https://phys.org/news/2025-04-scientists-trump-disruptions-science-poll.html

75% of scientists in US weigh leaving amid Trump 'disruptions to science,'

The American scientific community could soon be plagued by a brain drain, recent polling suggests.

April 1, 2025

In a survey of U.S.-based scientists conducted by Nature, 75% of respondents said they were "considering leaving the country following the disruptions to science" brought about by President Donald Trump's administration.

Meanwhile, the remaining 25% said they were not weighing moving.
The poll—conducted in mid-March—sampled about 1,650 respondents through Nature's website, newsletter and social media.

"As such, the survey is not a representative sample of the general population of U.S. researchers," Nicky Phillips, an editor at Nature, told McClatchy News on March 31. "The numbers quoted in the story are simply the views of the people who chose to respond to the survey."

Early career scientists were especially likely to say they are mulling over leaving the country.
For example, 79% of postgraduate researchers—548 out of 690—said they were considering bidding adieu to the U.S. Similarly, 75% of Ph.D. students—255 out of 340—responded the same.

And when asked where they might go, many respondents listed Canada and Europe.

[appmanga]

1. I think it should be unsurprising...

...this sort of brain drain also happened in Nazi Germany.