More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.

The massive changes in US research brought about by the new administration of President Donald Trump are causing many scientists in the country to rethink their lives and careers. More than 1,200 scientists who responded to a Nature poll — three-quarters of the total respondents — are considering leaving the United States following the disruptions prompted by Trump. Europe and Canada were among the top choices for relocation.

The trend was particularly pronounced among early-career researchers. Of the 690 postgraduate researchers who responded, 548 were considering leaving; 255 of 340 PhD students said the same.

I have answered this poll myself; this is meant for scientists of all career-stages, so a lot of PhD students and postdocs along with faculty members.

I don’t think the article is paywalled, but let me know if it is.

  • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Yeah my point is we have 4 years of an EPA thats gonna let everything be dumped into the environment. We can’t afford to go backwards right now. We aren’t getting into a crashing car and just not braking, we’re smashing the accelerator is the problem. Trump is gonna fuck the environment by repealing any and all regulation with that “special help line”. And yeah, it will probably just be US that turns into a toxic dump. But it will still suck.

    • Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
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      4 days ago

      Yes, it will suck, and people will die as a result. A lot of people. We’re still not remotely prepared for the scale of human misery climate change is going to inflict.

      But it’s important to be clear about the distinction between “This will make things much, much worse” and “This will destroy any chance of things getting better.”

      The latter is the message oil and gas execs want you to be spreading. Don’t do their dirty work for them.

      • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 days ago

        We needed to be prosecuting the biggest polluters 30 years ago. Now they are prosecuting climate supporters, literally the opposite of what we need. Countries are turning to autocracy. The UK is arresting climate protestors. Its just not looking like its going to get better. And its definitely not getting better in the US where I reside.