Nearly 20 Percent Of Scientists Contemplate Moving Overseas Due In Part To Sequestration

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Sam Stein
WASHINGTON -- New data compiled by a coalition of top scientific and medical research groups show that a large majority of scientists are receiving less federal help than they were three years ago, despite spending far more time writing grants in search of it. Nearly one-fifth of scientists are considering going overseas to continue their research because of the poor funding climate in America.

The study, which was spearheaded by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) and will be formally released next week, is the latest to highlight the extent to which years of stagnant or declining budgets, made worse by sequestration, have damaged the world of science.

More than 3,700 scientists from all 50 states participated in the study, offering online responses in June and July 2013. They offered sobering assessments of the state of their profession. Eighty percent said they were spending more of their time writing grants now than in 2010, while 67 percent said they were receiving less grant money now than they were back then. Only two percent of respondents said they had received money from their employers -- predominantly academic institutions -- to make up for the loss of federal funds.

The drying up of resources has had a damaging effect on the research being conducted, forcing scientists to curtail their projects or trim their staffs.

According to the survey, 68 percent of respondents said they do not have the funds to expand their research operations; 55 percent said they have a colleague who has lost a job or expects to soon; and 18 percent of respondents said they were considering continuing their careers in another country.

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[Autumn]

1. Oh yeah, Sequestration.

Wasn't that put in place to make these idiots in charge deal with our "budget" problems? Guess it's working well. Get rid of the scientific and medical research scientist, more money in the budget to spend on missiles and shit like that.

Of course we lose out but what the hell at least the leaders win.

[Scuba]

2. Republicans obviously don't believe in "American Exceptionalism" ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/02/20/the-sequester-absolutely-everything-you-could-possibly-need-to-know-in-one-faq/

The Patent and Trademark office is cut by $242 million.

[nashville_brook]

3. sequestration brain drain.

we're so screwn.

[BrotherIvan]

4. We're Rome nt

[sinkingfeeling]

5. I foresee the continued 'war on science' will cause scientists to leave in

droves, just further dumbing-down America. Within 50 years the USA will trail almost all other places in technological advances and scientific breakthroughs.

[Hydra]

6. Mission Accomplished

I think this was the plan all along. Turn the US into a 1% paradise(3rd world nation) but still have enough military power to control the continent.

Science is already disdained here. We'll go full bore into the dark ages if things continue as they are.

[FiveGoodMen]

7. Remember all those movies where a power-hungry scientist tried to take over the world?

We should have been so lucky!