« Our scientific enterprise is being decimated » : 1,900 scientists against « assault on U.S.science »

« For over 80 years, wise investments by the US government have built up the nation’s research enterprise, making it the envy of the world. Astoundingly, the Trump administration is destabilising this enterprise by gutting funding for research, firing thousands of scientists, removing public access to scientific data, and pressuring researchers to alter or abandon their work on ideological grounds », says 1,900 American scientists, in a public statement on supporting science for the benefit of all citizens, titled « To the American people » and published on 31/03/2025.

« We see real danger in this moment. We hold diverse political beliefs, but we are united as researchers in wanting to protect independent scientific inquiry. We are sending this SOS to sound a clear warning : the nation’s scientific enterprise is being decimated », they continue.

The signatories list the slashed funding for scientific agencies, terminated grants to scientists, defunded laboratories, and hampered international scientific collaboration. They also mention the « destabilisation » of universities like…