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Trump cuts threaten a ‘generation of scientists’ as many weigh leaving US (www.theguardian.com)

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Summary

Trump’s proposed cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) threaten U.S. biomedical research, forcing many scientists to consider leaving the country.

A 7 February policy would slash NIH funding by two-thirds, though a federal judge has temporarily blocked it.

Researchers relying on these grants fear for their jobs, with some already exploring options abroad.

The cuts particularly impact neuroscience, diabetes, and bird flu research, while also dismantling DEI initiatives.

Many scientists warn of long-term consequences for innovation and global health collaboration.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Yes but the pay is literally half of what you could get in the states except for Switzerland.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

You may get half but will have way more benefits than ever in the US. The median income of frontend dev is 60k in germany

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Software engineering is dying in Switzerland. It's flooded with layoffs from Credit Suisse, UBS, post covid Google and other faang layoffs in Zurich. IT almost doesn't exist anywhere else in Switzerland, maybe except from Geneve CERN. Elsewhere they are job positions reserved for swiss if you can play swiss politics and speak Swiss German ( which you can learn only by being raised there )... I spent there 5 years and recently went back to Poland ( I speak both English and standard German but still ... dont bank on this that its enough )

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Rents are also 1/2. Cannot vouch for devs, but in our IT department, nobody speaks German.