Austria has thanked the U.S. for providing it with a “brain gain” after it said it poached 25 “top researchers” from institutions such as Harvard, Princeton, and MIT, with grants set up in response to the Trump administration’s funding cuts for top universities. “Thank Trump for this brain gain,” the Austrian Academy of Sciences said in a statement on Thursday. “We have succeeded in bringing these outstanding individuals from the United States to Austria. They bring with them new ideas, new perspectives, and international networks. That is a big win for Austrian science.” Recipients of the grants will receive $587,000 each to study their post-doctoral fields over the next two years, while President Donald Trump has cut funding to top U.S. universities over allegations of antisemitism and civil rights violations. “At a time when political interference and authoritarian tendencies are encroaching on research and teaching, we are taking a strong stand against them,” said Eva-Maria Holzleitner, Austria’s minister for science and research.
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