LONDON, May 19 (Xinhua) -- British scientific institutions are offering long-term funding and fellowships to attract researchers leaving the United States due to pressures from the White House, the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday.
The measures aim to attract global talent and support long-term research in fast-growing fields like quantum computing and antibiotic resistance, it said.
The move intends to uphold "Trump-proof" British science, shielding it from sudden funding cuts and ideological restrictions that have recently affected relevant research in the United States, said the report.
Since taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has pushed for major science funding cuts and ordered the scrapping of research work in areas like diversity, vaccines and climate change, it said.
According to the FT, the Royal Society will soon announce a new Faraday Fellowship for international researchers, with up to 30 million pounds in support. This funding will provide up to 4 million pounds or more in exceptional cases to individual scientists or teams for projects lasting 5-10 years.
Simultaneously, the Royal Academy of Engineering will launch an accelerated route to help "exceptional international researchers and inventors" come to work in Britain.
Successful applicants will receive up to 3 million pounds over 10 years to develop and scale up breakthrough climate solutions, as part of the academy's existing 150 million-pound Green Future Fellowship program.
These initiatives, according to the report, add to a similar 54 million-pound program announced earlier this month by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. That scheme will cover relocation costs and project funding for about ten teams of researchers in government priority areas such as life sciences, artificial intelligence and green energy. (1 British pound = 1.34 U.S. dollars) ■
