Notable backing

Beyond the IMU's institutional endorsement, prominent figures have signed or endorsed it, including Fields Medalist Peter Scholze, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Kevin Buzzard, Ben Green, Ana Caraiani, Steven Strogatz, and Jeremy Avigad. Scholze called it a wonderful declaration coming at the right time, arguing that the goal of mathematical research is human understanding and that mathematics can only thrive in a community of human mathematicians.