Australian academics were alarmed over the weekend when the Trump administration announced that it would likely halt funding to seven universities totaling $600 million.
Australian Academy of Science chief executive Anna-Maria Arabia is pressuring Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to respond to the funding loss.
“It is incumbent on the prime minister to call an emergency meeting of the National Science and Technology Council, which he chairs, compelling all ministers to the table to share intel and comprehensively assess the extent of Australia’s exposure to a reduction in US R&D investment across portfolios,” Arabia said, according to Sky News.
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