US researchers must stand up to protect freedoms, not just funding

Andrew M. Leifer; Andrea J. Liu; Sidney R. Nagel

doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01466-5

US researchers must stand up to protect freedoms, not just funding

Andrew M. Leifer
, Andrea J. Liu
, Sidney R. Nagel

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

3 Scopus citations

Abstract

Curtailment of freedoms and disregard for the rule of law in the United States is destroying the ability of science to serve the nation’s, and the world’s, interests. Researchers can take action.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	592-593
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature
Volume	641
Issue number	8063
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-01466-5
State	Published - May 15 2025

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

General

Keywords

Funding
History
Politics
Research management

Access to Document

10.1038/d41586-025-01466-5

Cite this

@article{ad9ded34943a4aa880653114f46b2103,

title = "US researchers must stand up to protect freedoms, not just funding",

abstract = "Curtailment of freedoms and disregard for the rule of law in the United States is destroying the ability of science to serve the nation{\textquoteright}s, and the world{\textquoteright}s, interests. Researchers can take action.",

keywords = "Funding, History, Politics, Research management",

author = "Leifer, \{Andrew M.\} and Liu, \{Andrea J.\} and Nagel, \{Sidney R.\}",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer Nature Limited 2025.",

year = "2025",

month = may,

day = "15",

doi = "10.1038/d41586-025-01466-5",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "641",

pages = "592--593",

journal = "Nature",

issn = "0028-0836",

publisher = "Nature Research",

number = "8063",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - US researchers must stand up to protect freedoms, not just funding

AU - Leifer, Andrew M.

AU - Liu, Andrea J.

AU - Nagel, Sidney R.

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © Springer Nature Limited 2025.

PY - 2025/5/15

Y1 - 2025/5/15

N2 - Curtailment of freedoms and disregard for the rule of law in the United States is destroying the ability of science to serve the nation’s, and the world’s, interests. Researchers can take action.

AB - Curtailment of freedoms and disregard for the rule of law in the United States is destroying the ability of science to serve the nation’s, and the world’s, interests. Researchers can take action.

KW - Funding

KW - History

KW - Politics

KW - Research management

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105005195262

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105005195262#tab=citedBy

U2 - 10.1038/d41586-025-01466-5

DO - 10.1038/d41586-025-01466-5

M3 - Comment/debate

C2 - 40360893

AN - SCOPUS:105005195262

SN - 0028-0836

VL - 641

SP - 592

EP - 593

JO - Nature

JF - Nature

IS - 8063

ER -

US researchers must stand up to protect freedoms, not just funding

Abstract

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this