“To researchers in the United States: welcome,“ Sweden’s Education Minister Johan Pehrson told AFP, reaching out to academics affected by a wave of measures under US President Donald Trump.
“Our aim is to make it easier for talented individuals to come to Sweden,“ he added.
“It’s a huge attack and most probably this will just increase,“ Lars Strannegard, president of the Stockholm School of Economics, told AFP.
US research cuts
An analysis of application data by science journal Nature in April found that the number of US scientists applying for jobs abroad between January and March had increased by 32 percent, compared to the same period a year earlier.
French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are due to take part in a conference in Paris next week aimed at getting foreign researchers, especially Americans, to “Choose Europe”, the French presidency announced Wednesday.
The Research Council of Norway announced last week a 100-million-kroner (about $10-million) scheme to attract top international researchers.
Similarly, the Swedish Research Council in mid-April announced a grant to help universities recruit international researchers, paying out two million kronor ($207,000) to cover recruitment costs and salaries.
Younger talent
Karin Forsberg Nilsson, dean of the faculty of medicine at Uppsala University in Sweden, said that given the collaborative nature of science, cuts to funding in the United States will have knock-on effects in Europe.
“It also has a major impact on large shared databases and datasets,“ she added.
Forsberg Nilsson said they believe it could be easier to attract younger researchers who are less settled and might find Sweden's extensive childcare support and parental leave appealing for those planning to start families.
“We don’t have the same salaries as the best researchers in the United States, so we find it difficult to compete there,“ Hagfeldt told AFP.
“But researchers usually try to think about doing exciting research in an exciting environment. I think we can offer that,“ he said.
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