Researchers in Australia, Europe, the UK, and Canada funded by the US are being asked if their work touches on topics like DEI or climate & environmental justice— topics denounced by the current administration.
It's another example of the deteriorating climate for the freedom of scientific practice in the US.
As someone studying climate history and politics with a focus on the United States, I find this deeply alarming.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00850-5
#USPolitics #science #research
It's another example of the deteriorating climate for the freedom of scientific practice in the US.
As someone studying climate history and politics with a focus on the United States, I find this deeply alarming.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00850-5
#USPolitics #science #research
Trump team ‘survey’ sent to overseas researchers prompts foreign interference fears
The document asks US-funded scientists in Australia, the UK and the EU to declare links to China or projects on diversity, equity and inclusion.Mallapaty, Smriti