Naturejobs have been working in partnership with Vitae to understand what staff researchers do if they were to leave academia. It’s been interesting to see how the survey has been answered, and many people have shared their stories on Twitter with the hashtag #postacstory.

This week, Vitae are hosting their annual International Researcher Development Conference in Manchester and Naturejobs and Vitae will be releasing the first round of results. Here’s what we can tell you so far:

Those who answered the survey are most likely to have left their role as researchers in higher education (HE) for:

• more job security
• they don’t want to be employed on fixed term contracts
• a better work/life balance
• actively wanting a career outside higher education research Continue reading →