In solidarity

Dear Colleagues in the USA,

We wish to express our unwavering support for you during these alarming times. From our positions as researchers and academics in Europe, we are observing with dismay the takeover of the federal government by Mr. Musk and Mr. Trump. They appear intent on dismantling democratic institutions and regulatory bodies, particularly in the realms of health, environment, and climate.

Far more so than during the first term, the initial decisions of the Trump administration have exerted an immediate and profound impact on research within the United States. Hiring, travel, grant evaluation committees, equipment purchases, and virtually all activities that make research possible have either been frozen or are at risk of being frozen, creating significant uncertainty.

The disruptions will have lasting effects on research in the United States. As John Holdren, the former U.S. science adviser, noted, “If somehow they get away with this, the disruption is almost incalculable.”

Hundreds of scientists have organized rallies and called on elected officials to reverse these decisions. The resilience and dedication of the scientific community are evident. Your work is vital for the creation, dissemination, and critique of knowledge on a global scale; it will represent an essential contribution to the broader project of rebuilding a democratic future based on self-determination.

Please be assured that we stand in solidarity with you and are willing to help in your actions to defend democracy, academic freedom, science, and scientific research.

In solidarity,

The following associations, collectives, councils, laboratories, journals, learned societies, unions, and UFRs have associated with this letter

Assemblée des directions de laboratoires (ADL)
Association des germanistes de l’enseignement supérieur (AGES)
Association des professeurs de philosophie de l’enseignement public (APPEP)
Association Française d’Économie Politique (AFEP, société savante)
Association Française de Mécanique (AFM, société savante)
Association pour la liberté académique (ALIA)
ReS Futurae (revue)
RogueESR (collectif)
Société de Mathématiques Appliquées et Industrielles (SMAI, société savante)
Société Française d’Écologie et d’Évolution (SFE², société savante)
Société Française d’Étude du Dix-huitième Siècle (SFEDS, société savante, communiqué)
Société française d’optique (SFO, société savante)
Société Française de Physique (SFP, société savante)
Société Française de Statistique (SFdS, société savante)
Société Francophone d’Économie Écologique (SoFEE, société savante)
Société Francophone pour la recherche et l’éducation sur les Origines Développementales, Environnementales et Épigénétiques de la Santé et des Maladies (SF-DOHAD, société savante)
Société Mathématique de France (SMF, société savante)

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