Research council launches 100m kroner fund as Norwegian government calls for the protection of academic freedom
Norway has launched a new scheme to lure top international researchers amid growing pressure on academic freedom in the US under the Trump administration.
Following in the footsteps of multiple institutions across Europe, the Research Council of Norway on Wednesday launched a 100m kroner (£7.2m) fund to make it easier to recruit researchers from other countries.
The initiative is open to researchers from around the world, but it was expanded and accelerated after the Trump administration announced substantial cuts last month.
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Oh no, what dastardly plan could they be concocting? Respecting science? Research based decision making? Affordable lifestyle?! These 'wegians truly are the most crafty of villains!
Is scheme a devious word to you?
I’ve honestly never heard it used in a way that doesn’t imply “bad”.
Bad guys scheme, good guys plan.
Fun fact: the protocol part of each URL (http/https at the start) is officially called the scheme too. So I guess technically you scheme every time you click a link.
So it’s never used as a noun?
Yeah, but only in a negative, bad guy, context.
It is used as a noun in the US, but its use as such is not nearly as common as words like, “initiative,” “plan,” or, “program,” in this context.
Also an American here: The GOP’s scheme to destroy scientific knowledge and deport all who question them is feeding right in to Norway’s plan.
Canada needs to do the same, and not elect the guy who promises to do everything Trump is doing.
A well advertised Canadian Scientific Job Fair hosted in the DC region would probably be packed full
It must suck to be some mid tier researcher
Yeah but soon they’ll be top tier in America
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Norway is once again moping the US on the key metrics.