Midlife crisis
Despite Simon Inger's despair (Letters, É«ºÐÖ±²¥S, September 19), the real postdoc blues are those who achieve a doctorate in midlife and are discriminated against because of their age. I was an 11-plus...
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Brain drain of UK biochemists is slowing, finds survey
Brussels, 23 Feb 2005 The number of UK biochemistry PhD graduates that choose to work abroad or leave science altogether fell sharply in 2003, according to the latest edition of the UK Biochemical...
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US must take steps to attract the best international scientists, argues new report
Brussels, 12 May 2005 In light of the increased global competition for top-level students and researchers, a comprehensive effort is needed to attract the best to the US, according to a new report by...
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In brief 1
I am in the writing-up stage of my own PhD ("How I stripped away postdoc depression", É«ºÐÖ±²¥S , September 20) and I have become so depressed that I am now watching the QVC shopping channel. What will I...
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A star-studded cast
The Principle of Sound Learning is that the noise of vulgar fame should never trouble the cloistered calm of academic existence," wrote F. M. Cornford a century ago. "Hence, learning is called sound...
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Marie Curie stirs the fellows
The Marie Curie Fellowship Association, set up by the European Union to promote its fellowship scheme for postdoctoral scientists, is starting to play a key political role as a voice for young...
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The perfect brainstorm
Are the institutes of advanced study being set up across the UK simply research hotels where academics can enjoy precious thinking time or evidence of a fundamental shift in cutting-edge research?...
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Should we plug the brain drain? The pros and cons of scientist mobility
Brussels, 19 Jul 2006 Researchers have always been relatively mobile workers, and it is widely accepted that international cooperation and exchanges of ideas are essential for the advancement of...
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When utopia beckons: profile of Dylan Evans
Those academics who spent at least part of the Easter break fantasising about escaping the burdens of university life should take heart from Dylan Evans, a Bath University lecturer. Dr Evans, a...
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The lucky and the not-so-lucky fellows
* Alison Lloyd , Cancer Research UK senior fellow in the Medical Research Council-funded Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at University College London, is a star researcher. She wants to...
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Open hearts, open minds and an open door
Generous funding and welcoming attitudes mean foreign academics are flooding into Canada and expats are returning. Stephen Strauss explains Ask Yanqin Wu why she and her husband decided to stay in...
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Public bodies team up to double fellowships
The Royal Academy of Engineering will double the number of postdoctoral research fellowships it funds by teaming up with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The academy's existing...
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Raising the impact of COST through competition
Brussels, 08 Dec 2005 One of the oldest organisations supporting European research, COST (European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research) is initiating reforms that will...
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Council hits back at criticism of grants
The Engineering and Physical Science Research Council has rejected criticism this week that it is denying career opportunities to scientists by refusing to allow contract researchers to bid for...
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Council hits back at criticism of grants
The Engineering and Physical Science Research Council has rejected criticism this week that it is denying career opportunities to scientists by refusing to allow contract researchers to bid for...