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European universities offer ‘scientific asylum’ to US researchers fleeing Trump’s cuts

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Vrije Universiteit Brussel rector: 'We see it as our duty to come to the aid of our American colleagues' Since Trump took power in late January , researchers in the US have faced a multipronged attack.

Efforts to slash government spending have left thousands of employees bracing for layoffs, including at institutions such as Nasa , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .

Two research projects in which the university was involved cancelled due to changed policy priorities’ For the university in Brussels , the openings were also a vindication of sorts.

In a 2016 interview with Fox News , Trump had sought to characterise life in Brussels as akin to “living in a hellhole”.