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.

  • BlackSheep@lemmy.caEnglish
    12·
    6 hours ago

    If I could go back in time, I would have done everything I could to emigrate to Norway. The more I read about that country, the more I like it.

    • Ledericas@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      3 hours ago

      no help for bs or ms grads though. thier stuck, because only a small percentage ever make it to the scientist level, and even before said tariffs or the election, phds have been under pressure for quite a while, and the pipeline from bs-phd is quite convoluted as it is.