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21 Apr 2017 | 13:00 BST

Researcher mobility in a post-Brexit world

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Blog, Career paths, Diversity, Europe, In the News, Mobility, news, Scientists on the move, UK

Researcher mobility in a post-Brexit world

Whether you’re relocating around the block, across town, or to a completely new city, moving is not a trivial task. For many PhD students and early career researchers, moving to a new research group can play a key role in professional development. It’s a way to gain new perspectives for your research, expand your professional network, and to work in a prestigious or well-known group in your field. Sometimes the best move for your career isn’t just across towns or cities, but is one that involves moving away from your home country, either temporarily or permanently.  Read more

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  • #PhD
  • academic staff
  • brexit
  • cities
  • erica brockmeier
  • immigration
  • London
  • mobility
  • movement
  • research
  • researcher
  • UK
  • work
  • working

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17 Apr 2017 | 13:00 BST

Being a foreign scientist in Trump’s America

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Careers articles, Diversity, Events, In the News, Mobility, Perspectives, Scientists on the move, US

Being a foreign scientist in Trump’s America

A Spanish bioscience postdoc on a non-immigrant J1 visa, based in California, who wishes to remain anonymous, shares her perspective as a foreigner in the US in the current political climate with science writer Louisa Cockbill.  Read more

Tags:

  • america
  • ban
  • Donald Trump
  • foreign scientists
  • house
  • immigration
  • louisa cockbill
  • political
  • politics
  • presidency
  • republican
  • right
  • science
  • senate
  • Spain
  • spanish
  • trump
  • United States
  • US
  • Vote

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05 Apr 2017 | 13:00 BST

Securing workplace rights for scientists in the age of Trump

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Career paths, Collaboration, Diversity, In the News, Perspectives, Research, Tenure, Union, US

Securing workplace rights for scientists in the age of Trump

In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, the scientific community is on edge. The future of federal science funding remains unclear, campus inclusivity is under threat, immigration policy is in disarray, and entire academic fields – such as climate change research – fear the worst.  Read more

Tags:

  • anke schennink
  • berkeley
  • campus
  • climate change
  • contract
  • Donald Trump
  • immigration
  • inclusivity
  • pay
  • post doc
  • postdoc
  • public
  • research
  • scientific jobs
  • security
  • trump
  • UAW
  • uc
  • UCLA
  • union
  • university
  • university california
  • US

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07 Feb 2017 | 11:30 GMT

Travel ban update: One week later

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Ask the expert, Career paths, Collaboration, Communication, Diversity, In the News, Mobility, Scientists on the move, US

Travel ban update:  One week later

In the week following the US administration’s executive order on immigration, which included a travel ban for individuals from seven designated countries, we saw a flurry of activity and responses.  Read more

Tags:

  • administration
  • airport
  • border
  • brain drain
  • closed
  • country
  • Donald Trump
  • elizabeth goss
  • executive order
  • flight
  • green card
  • immigration
  • law
  • legal
  • order
  • travel ban
  • trump
  • US

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27 Jan 2016 | 14:34 GMT

Ancient migrants left Africa with a ‘mutational load’

Posted by Pakinam Amer | Categories: Science

The populations that broke off from early out-of-Africa migrants may have progressively accumulated harmful genetic mutations, suggests a new study published this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.  Read more

Tags:

  • Africa
  • Genetics
  • Genome
  • immigration
  • mutations

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