Research council launches 100m kroner fund as Norwegian government calls for the protection of academic freedom

Research council launches 100m kroner fund as Norwegian government calls for the protection of academic freedom

Norway has launched a new scheme to lure top international researchers amid growing pressure on academic freedom in the US under the Trump administration.

Following in the footsteps of multiple institutions across Europe, the Research Council of Norway on Wednesday launched a 100m kroner (£7.2m) fund to make it easier to recruit researchers from other countries.

The initiative is open to researchers from around the world, but it was expanded and accelerated after the Trump administration announced substantial cuts last month.

  • EonNShadow@pawb.socialEnglish
    451·
    17 hours ago

    ‘Scheme’ has that connotation in the US, yeah.

    I know publications outside the US use it in a much more neutral manner, but it’s funny to us.

    • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      1 hour ago

      This is true. When I was a young salesman, I once took offense at a British client referring to the program I was selling as a scheme. My boss had to explain to me that he meant no offense, the meaning is slightly different outside of the US, where it is simply a synonyn for a program or plan, and doesn’t carry the same American nuance as being nefarious.

    • wheelie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      131·
      17 hours ago

      I think you use the word program in its place. But it’s always been scheme to everyone else in the world.

      • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        6·
        16 hours ago

        Even though I know it’s innocent elsewhere, something like “retirement scheme” still suggests some kind of Last Big Heist to me.