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Another news article in English: https://www.dutchnews.nl/2026/07/top-us-scientists-come-to-nl-amid-threats-to-academic-freedom/ https://www.dutchnews.nl/2026/0

• derbOac 3mo ago
  The last paragraph has some important context: "De Jonge Akademie, an association of young scientists, warned last year that the fund could end up recruiting academic stars who are not under threat, at a time when Dutch universities were cutting jobs because of government cutbacks. The new cabinet reversed those cuts last month, pledging up to €428 million a year extra for research."