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I Couldn’t Move For A Postdoc. Fellowship Reviewers Shouldn’t Have Penalized Me For It
I Couldn’t Move For A Postdoc. Fellowship Reviewers Shouldn’t Have Penalized Me For It
I wasn’t surprised to learn I hadn’t been selected for a prestigious postdoc fellowship. I had applied mostly hoping for feedback that would improve my application the following year. But comments from two reviewers made me rethink my plan to apply again—and even whether to continue in academia.
Return Migration of German-Affiliated Researchers: Analyzing Departure and Return by Gender, Cohort, and Discipline Using Scopus Bibliometric Data 1996-2020
Return Migration of German-Affiliated Researchers: Analyzing Departure and Return by Gender, Cohort, and Discipline Using Scopus Bibliometric Data 1996-2020
This analysis uncovers new dimensions of migration among scholars by investigating the return migration of published researchers, which is critical for the development of science policy.
Moves to Stop EU Researcher Mobility Promoting One Way - East to West - Flow of Skills
Moves to Stop EU Researcher Mobility Promoting One Way - East to West - Flow of Skills
Academic mobility has long been trumpeted as the secret to forming international research networks, but support has led to one-way flows. Now, the EU is considering how to balance out the movement of researchers around the bloc.
Interest in EU Research Mobility Schemes Growing in the Western Balkans
New research points to growing participation of Western Balkans researchers in EU academic exchange programmes, as the EU takes steps to welcome countries in the region as associate members of the Horizon Europe.
UK Publishes Results of First Funding Round Under Turing Student Mobility Scheme
UK Publishes Results of First Funding Round Under Turing Student Mobility Scheme
In a major post-Brexit move, the UK government kicked off its own student mobility programme with an announcement that its Turing Scheme will fund over 40,000 students for education and training placements across 150 countries. According to the outcomes of the first funding round, 363 projects were approved to receive £96 million in grants to send students to Canada, Japan and the US, but also in several European countries.
Cycling is Ten Times More Important Than Electric Cars for Reaching Net-zero Cities
Transnational Mobility Networks and Academic Social Capital Among Early‐Career Academics: Beyond Common‐Sense Assumptions
Transnational Mobility Networks and Academic Social Capital Among Early‐Career Academics: Beyond Common‐Sense Assumptions
This study examines the composition of academics’ networks at different points in their career and discuss the role of transnational ties within them.
The Visa Woes That Shattered Scientists' American Dreams
Five international students and postdocs reflect on a turbulent year triggered by the Trump administration's visa restrictions.
Where Do Scholars Move? Measuring the Mobility of Researchers Across Academic Institutions
Moving for Research
An example of finding the balance between personal and professional lives during moves overseas and in and out of academia.
It's Not Only Better Salaries That Prevent Researchers from Newer Member States Returning Home
It's Not Only Better Salaries That Prevent Researchers from Newer Member States Returning Home
Although researchers do leave newer member states to pursue their career goals, especially in the early stages of their career, they almost always never want to return to their home countries.
Why You Should Move Country
Researchers who are mobile get more citations and build broader teams of collaborators than those who aren't, concludes a recent study.
US Suspends Program Allowing Graduate Fellows to Study Abroad
US Suspends Program Allowing Graduate Fellows to Study Abroad
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has halted a program that each year allows hundreds of the nation’s best graduate students to work with experts in another country.
Study Shows How Italy Faces Brain Drain That Defies Expectations
A brain drain of emigrating researchers might not be as bad as it sounds for Italy, according to an analysis that found that the worst-performing - as well as the best - researchers were leaving the country.
U.S. Climate Scientists Flee For France To 'Make Our Planet Great Again'
Fourteen climate researchers, including six from U.S. universities, have been selected for French President Emmanuel Macron’s “Make Our Planet Great Again” initiative. The scientists applied to move to France to carry out climate science projects in the country’s top research laboratories.
Fewer International Students Coming to US
Science and engineering fields saw a 6 percent decrease in international graduate students from the fall of 2016 to the fall of 2017, and almost all of that decrease was concentrated in two fields: computer science and engineering. This follows steady increases from 2005 to 2015 and comes at a time when demand for tech workers outstrips supply.
Tech as We Know It Would Not Exist Without Immigrants
This Thanksgiving, we bring you four portraits of immigrants in tech—from the C-Suite to the gig economy.
Science Has More Impact When Researchers Travel, Collaborate
If nations and their research institutions are to produce more impactful science, they need to encourage scientists to travel, collaborate and work across borders.
Scientists Have Most Impact When They're Free to Move
An analysis of researchers' global mobility reveals that limiting the circulation of scholars will damage the scientific system, say Cassidy R.
Science Without Walls Is Good for All
International mobility and collaboration are linked to stronger research.
