The European Physical Society (EPS) was founded in 1968, during the cold war, on the principle of free and open exchange of scientific ideas and scientists as a means to bring people together in a spirit of mutual respect, tolerance and peace. Blanket bans on travel on grounds of religion or nationality, as planned by the new US government, together with possible measures that would limit free communication inside the scientific community and with the public, strikingly violate this principle. Science was and will never be restrained by physical, cultural and political barriers. In our globalized world, where international scientific collaboration (e.g. at large-scale facilities such as CERN)  has become the rule, there is no place for discrimination and censorship. Any measure that restricts the freedom of movement and communication of our US colleagues will have a profound impact on science and innovation in Europe and other continents. These are the reasons why we cosigned the open letter by EuroScience.

Read the open letter on the website of EuroScience.