06/07/2026
The Belgian Physical Society is forwarding an appeal from the All European Academies (ALLEA), the federation representing more than 60 academies of sciences and humanities across Europe, calling for responses to the U.S. administration’s proposed measures that would restrict academic freedom and international research collaboration.
The appeal, available at https://allea.org/portfolio-item/science-knows-no-borders-allea-condemns-proposed-restrictions-by-the-white-house-on-international-research-collaboration/, explains the proposed measures and provides guidance on how to submit a response. Comments may be submitted to the U.S. Federal Government until 13 July 2026.
We also attach the APS appeal: https://www.aps.org/about/news/2026/06/public-comment-federal-grant-rule. This initiative allows individuals to submit comments directly using the APS template and may therefore be the easier option.
Thank you for your attention and, if you are able, for submitting a response. The greater the number of individual comments received, the stronger the message. Under U.S. administrative procedures, each submitted comment must be considered as part of the rule making process.
This is ALLEA’s latest statement calling on the global scientific community to oppose proposed restrictions by the White House on international research collaboration. The statement warns that the measures proposed by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) would undermine academic freedom,...
