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May 19, 2025

Europe wants to attract top US researchers. Where can they earn the highest salary?

Sifted crunched the numbers to find out which researchers are getting the best deal in Europe


European countries are hoping to attract researchers from abroad

The past few weeks have seen initiatives multiply across Europe to tempt disgruntled researchers in the US into making a move across the Atlantic as President Donald Trump clamps down on the country’s research and higher education institutes. 

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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