The federal grant freeze and cuts to the workforce have disrupted scientific research in the United States (see Nature https://doi.org/n9nm; 2025). But these changes could create opportunities for scholars elsewhere, who have historically competed with well-funded US teams.
Competing Interests
The authors’ work is supported by the National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences under grant 23CSH077. The funder had no role in the conceptualization, design, data collection, analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of this letter.