Language neuroscience · Research Leader
Tamara Swaab: UC Davis to Birmingham
Tamara Swaab joined the University of Birmingham from the University of California, Davis in February 2026. A continuing affiliation is retained with the University of California, Davis.
Stated mixed reasons
"What I always loved about science in the United States was how open it was and how people saw opportunities and would work for them, and there was this optimism." (NPR, 30 June 2026; NPR reports she says that optimism is now more present in British and European scientists, and that her husband's UK Global Talent Fund grant was another factor)
About Tamara Swaab
Tamara Swaab studies the neural processes involved in language.
Sources3
- University of BirminghamTier A · Primary sourceUniversity announces major neuroscience appointments
University of Birmingham · Tier A · Primary source
- UC Davis College of Letters and ScienceTier A · Primary sourceUC Davis Dean and Professor of Psychology to Join Faculty at University of Birmingham in the U.K.
UC Davis College of Letters and Science · Tier A · Primary source
- NPRJun 2026Tier B · ReportingAfter Trump's cuts to science, these U.S. scientists moved abroad to the U.K.Jun 2026
NPR · Tier B · Reporting
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