Max Planck Society: As Trump attacks universities, U.S. researchers flock to Max Planck Society — here's all about EU's top institute
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Many U.S. researchers are applying for jobs in Europe because of uncertainty under President Donald Trump's rule. The Max Planck Society in Germany, one of Europe's best research groups, got 3 times more applications from the U.S. than last year. Trump's government made sudden changes in research funding and tried to ban international students from Harvard, as per Reuters reports.A judge has blocked that student ban for now, but the situation still looks risky. Some top U.S. professors, like historian Timothy Snyder, are already leaving. He quit Yale and moved to Canada. The Max Planck Society got 81 applications from U.S. scientists this spring, last year they only got 25, as per reports.The special call was for young women scientists who want to start their own labs. Applications from other parts of the world stayed the same, so the jump is clearly from the U.S. Almost half the U.S. applications came from just five places, Harvard, Stanford, MIT, the National Institutes of Health, and the University of California, as per reports.The Max Planck Society has 84 research centers, 25,000 staff, and a budget of over 2 billion euros. It has also won 39 Nobel Prizes, showing it's on par with top U.S. institutions. The Society planned to hire 12 scientists, but may increase it to 20 if the candidates are good enough. European research groups are also getting ready to welcome more U.S. researchers. Cramer just visited the U.S. and said scientists there are scared about the future of science. He said the big question is, 'How do we stop losing smart people because of all this chaos?'The goal now is to give them a safe place in Europe to continue their research. Trump's team removed Harvard's right to accept international students, and told current foreign students they must switch schools or leave the U.S. The U.S. government might also expand these rules to more universities soon, as per Reuters report.Germany's new leaders are planning a '1,000 brains' program to bring more researchers and grow science in Europe. But some universities in Europe may face budget problems because of the economy.Still, the effects of the U.S. education crisis are being felt everywhere. Olschowski said Harvard and top U.S. schools are the global standard, and now that standard is being damaged, as per reports.Because they are worried about research cuts and new rules in the U.S.It's a top German research group with many Nobel Prizes and strong labs.
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