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After Trump's reelection, these U.S. scientists found jobs in the U.K.

More U.S. scientists are heading abroad. Three researchers explain why they decided to shift their research to universities in the U.K.

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More U.S. scientists are heading abroad. Three researchers explain why they decided to shift their research to universities in the U.K. For decades, the U.S. was seen as a nation that prized its universities and scientific researchers. That changed when President Trump began his second term, says Megan Peters, a cognitive scientist at the University of California, Irvine. "It became very apparent, very quickly, that the new administration did not value higher education," she says, or the scientific research done at universities. "So when I went on the job market, I started looking around overseas," Peters says. An analysis by the journal Nature found that in the first quarter of 2025, U.S. scientists submitted nearly a third more applications for jobs abroad than they had during the same period in 2024. In March 2025, a survey of more than 1,600 scientists in the U.S. found that 75% were considering leaving the U.S. Now, a growing number of prominent U.S. researchers are reporting that they have accepted posts in countries including Europe, Canada and the United Kingdom.

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are heading abroadCollocation

กําลังเดินทางไปต่างประเทศ.

From the storyMore U.S. scientists are heading abroad.

decided to shift their researchCollocation

เลือกเปลี่ยนการวิจัยของพวกเขา.

From the storyThree researchers explain why they decided to shift their research to universities in the U.K.

was seen as a nationCollocation

ถูกมองว่าเป็นชาติ.

From the storyFor decades, the U.S. was seen as a nation that prized its universities and scientific researchers.

prized its universities and scientificCollocation

ได้รับรางวัลจากมหาวิทยาลัยและวิทยาศาสตร์.

From the storyFor decades, the U.S. was seen as a nation that prized its universities and scientific researchers.

changed when President Trump beganCollocation

เปลี่ยนแปลงเมื่อประธานาธิบดีทรัมป์เริ่ม.

From the storyThat changed when President Trump began his second term, says Megan Peters, a cognitive scientist at the University of California, Irvine.

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