How is 25 American takings jobs in Austria newsworthy?
cjbgkagh•52m ago
Not an academic so there could be some context I don’t know but upon reading it it’s even worse, grants for 2 years, looks more like a secondment than a coup.
htk•51m ago
Because it's a reason to bash Trump.
Trump gives plenty of reasons to be bashed, but this news article seems like a stretch.
sherr•12m ago
Taking a less cynical view, it's just successful Austrian PR.
htk•5m ago
It's right in the first paragraph:
"Austria has lured what it calls 25 "top researchers" away from U.S. institutions including Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Princeton with grants set up in response to the Trump administration's funding cuts targeting universities."
0cf8612b2e1e•17m ago
Need to start somewhere. In 2024 how many researchers did the same?
unixhero•54m ago
Austria is a really wonderful place to live as well. Food, bakery traditions, beer traditions, world class skiing.
throw_m239339•2m ago
And its wannabe artists that fail to enter Art schools...
jancsika•44s ago
They could make it an even 26 by the end of the night if they play their cards right.
constantcrying•1h ago
cjbgkagh•52m ago
htk•51m ago
Trump gives plenty of reasons to be bashed, but this news article seems like a stretch.
sherr•12m ago
htk•5m ago
"Austria has lured what it calls 25 "top researchers" away from U.S. institutions including Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Princeton with grants set up in response to the Trump administration's funding cuts targeting universities."
0cf8612b2e1e•17m ago