From Alisoun Gardner-Medwin, Heddon on the Wall, Northumberland, UK
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is right to remind us that in 1922, Germany was the global epicentre of science and that this pre-eminence was destroyed by the Nazi government. In the 1930s, British and US universities, to their credit and advantage, welcomed scientists fleeing persecution by the Nazis(14 June, p 22).
It appears that US universities are now having their research funds reduced and scientists themselves are even being thrown out of their jobs. Universities in Europe and elsewhere can welcome them. We may not have as much money to fund research, nor can we pay high salaries, but we can offer friendship, a home and the chance to pass on knowledge and even extend it, perhaps to the advantage of the whole world.
