Early-career scientists surveyed early 2025:
“Barely half of respondents now say they are likely to remain in academia, down 22pp from how they felt 6 months earlier. The fraction likely to stay in the United States fell by 21pp. Even satisfaction w having pursued a PhD in science declined by 16pp”
It's public funding, or nothing. That's why the attacks on US basic science now are so important and devastating.
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