Norway’s all like, “Hey, come be a researcher here!” They got this 100m kroner fund to bring in international brainiacs, especially since Trump’s like, “No more money for research!” The Norwegians, led by Jonas Gahr Støre and Jens Stoltenberg, are all ready to chat with Trump about security, Ukraine, and stuff like that. Sigrun Aasland, the research minister, is like, “We gotta help out these researchers, man. US ain’t what it used to be.” They’re focusing on climate, health, energy, and AI with this fund, planning to keep it going until 2026. Other countries like France and Belgium are doing similar things. It’s a wild time for researchers out there.
