Research council launches 100m kroner fund as Norwegian government calls for the protection of academic freedom
Norway has launched a new scheme to lure top international researchers amid growing pressure on academic freedom in the US under the Trump administration.
Following in the footsteps of multiple institutions across Europe, the Research Council of Norway on Wednesday launched a 100m kroner (£7.2m) fund to make it easier to recruit researchers from other countries.
The initiative is open to researchers from around the world, but it was expanded and accelerated after the Trump administration announced substantial cuts last month.
Is scheme a devious word to you?
I’ve honestly never heard it used in a way that doesn’t imply “bad”.
Bad guys scheme, good guys plan.
So it’s never used as a noun?
It is but with inherent negative connotations.
One schemes to get away with shady shit but plans to do good things.
‘Scheme’ has that connotation in the US, yeah.
I know publications outside the US use it in a much more neutral manner, but it’s funny to us.