"Alán Aspuru-Guzik takes a lot of calls these days from scientists considering an exit from the United States. Aspuru-Guzik, a theoretical chemist, left Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, during Donald Trump's first term as US president, from 2017 to 2021, to join the University of Toronto in Canada and hasn't looked back. "I'm the happiest guy here," he says. Aspuru-Guzik left because he didn't agree with Trump's politics and policies."
"Although quantitative data are scarce, two Nature analyses earlier this year suggested that, because of the upheaval to US science, a significant proportion of US-based scientists are considering applying for jobs elsewhere - particularly in Europe or Canada. Aspuru-Guzik, a citizen of both the United States and Mexico (and soon to be one of Canada), began looking to leave Harvard when Trump was elected in 2016. As a presidential candidate, Trump had repeatedly denigrated immigrants and scientific research, and hinted at dismantling support for education."
Many US-based researchers are considering moving abroad to Europe or Canada because of political shifts, funding freezes and policies targeting international scholars. Several scientists, including a theoretical chemist who left Harvard for the University of Toronto and a biochemist who moved from Texas to Lithuania, cite disagreement with US politics and concern about research support as reasons to relocate. Analyses earlier this year suggested a significant proportion of US scientists are applying for jobs elsewhere. The White House has frozen billions in federal research grants and intensified scrutiny of international students and scholars, prompting renewed consideration of career relocation.
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