Germany's Max Planck society emerges as magnet for US researchers amid Trump-era turmoil

A surge in U.S. applications to Germany’s Max Planck Society signals mounting anxiety among American scientists under President Trump’s administration. With top institutions like Harvard and MIT at the center of the shift, Europe is mobilising to absorb displaced talent. The Max Planck Society is now considering expanding its intake amid growing global concern over U.S. research policies.

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