The predicted—and predictable—brain drain is here

Abstract

Following the Trump administration’s systematic dismantling of the USA’s scientific enterprise,1 more than 1200 of the roughly 1600 respondents to a Nature survey reported that they were considering leaving the country.2 Many of these respondents were early career researchers. A recent analysis of the Nature Careers jobs platform echoes this sentiment: between January and March 2025, US scientists submitted 32% …