Maria Leptin & Wolfgang Wick: Amerikas Brain Drain – Europas Brain Gain? Wohin geht die Spitzenforschung?

For decades, the USA was a country that attracted the most talented scientists from all over the world. The USA supported research at the highest level and many projects received the Nobel Prize. The Trump administration is now making work increasingly difficult. Budgets are being cut and researchers are being expelled from the country. These are massive encroachments on academic freedom. Even top experts are considering turning their backs on the USA. Trump's policies seem to be triggering a brain drain, an exodus of top-class scientists. Could we benefit from this? Maria Leptin and Wolfgang Wick talk about the new attractiveness of science locations in Europe, especially Germany.

Prof. Dr. Maria Leptin is President of the European Research Council (ERC).

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wick is Medical Director of the Department of Neurology and Polyclinic at Heidelberg University Hospital.

Moderator: Katharina Menne, editor at Spektrum der Wissenschaft