A career in a start-up company is more than just risk, discovers Idil Cazimoglu.
This piece was one of two winners of the Science Innovation Union writing competition, Oxford.
“Risky.”
My housemate, now in the final year of his PhD, had a one-word answer to my question “Would you consider working in a start-up company after you graduate?”
Intrigued, I posed this question to fellow PhD students in various disciplines over the following weeks, and received similar answers including “I don’t want to live in uncertainty,” “No job security,” “Academia is more stable,” and, memorably, “I’d rather go bungee jumping.”
Not everything launches so smoothly
Female scientists are often more productive than their male colleagues but much less likely to be recognised for their work.
