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Exclusive: a Nature analysis signals the beginnings of a US science brain drain

A trawl of job views and application data suggests jobseekers are looking abroad as the Trump administration’s cuts to science take hold.
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    1. Laurie Udesky is a freelance journalist in San Francisco, California.

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    1. Jack Leeming is the editor of Naturejobs.

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Researchers in the United States are seeking career opportunities abroad as President Donald Trump’s administration slashes science funding and workforce numbers, finds an analysis of Nature’s jobs-board data.

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