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Lauren Walker

US scholars seek refuge in Brussels after Trump’s assault on science | Radio Schuman

Radio Schuman spoke with VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) rector Jan Danckaert about the fallout of what has been described as a US "attack on science", the incentive to help scientists relocate to Brussels, and how this could spur mass migration of great thinkers to Europe.      

Several weeks after Donald Trump's inauguration, the university announced it would be welcoming US academics threatened by his policies. Within weeks, it received dozens of emails from worried academics.

We will also look at the informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers - the so-called Gymnich - in Warsaw, which is entering its second day today.

And finally, as outer space is becoming increasingly crowded, experts are sounding the alarm bell about the heightened risk of pieces of rocket and satellite re-entering Earth's atmosphere.

This episode of Radio Schuman is hosted and produced by Lauren Walker, with journalist Maïa de la Baume. Audio editing by Johan Breton. Music by Alexandre Jas.

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