Ylva Engstrom

Ylva Engstrom is the vice-president of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and a board member of the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities. She has been in the news recently for her strong criticism of measures proposed by Donald Trump that she argues threaten academic freedom and scientific research in the United States. Engstrom expressed concern that the changes could have devastating long-term effects on education and the integrity of scientific inquiry.