White Paper on EU Life Science Careers!
As a result of the Youth Conference on European Life Science Careers, the White Paper on EU Life Science Careers has been published and distributed to government representatives across Europe. [Read More...] Read More →
Euraxess – from the Commission for scientists
At the conference, Dr. Sohail Luka presented his project Euraxess to support the scientific community of Europe. They try to keep in touch with European scientists abroad, to connect job market places and a lot more. [Read More...] Read More →
Conference over!
From 11th to 13th of February, 30 Life Science students from all over Europe came together in Frankfurt. During this first Conference on European Life Science Careers, they interacted with stakeholders from academia, companies and government with the aim to promote a dynamic European job market for life scientists. Speakers and discussant were Alexandra Braye, ERASUMS Institutional Coordinator at the University of Heidelberg Dr. Sohail Luka... [Read More...]
“Europe has a lot to offer”
Most young Scientists who are interested in working abroad are looking towards America. While there are programmes fostering European exchange, much is left to be done. Vera Siegmund is working for European Research and Project Office (Eurice) and is among the speakers at the Youth Conference on European Life Sciences Careers. We did a short interview with her to gather some statements: “It is actually hard to say what are the most important... [Read More...]
Using the web to get a job
Browsing the web can sometimes be very interesting to find sources about future biotech employment. Apart from job platforms, there is much more out there. Although everyone is morning nowadays about financial crisis, Twitter, LinkedIn, XING and other social networks as well as blogs can not only keep you informed about what is going on in biotech right now – but can also potentially get you in touch with a future employee! People there are... [Read More...]
A New ERA for European Scientists
Although research is high on the policy agenda in Europe, it has taken time for this to show as increased funding for science and research. According to Eurostat, in recent years the research and development expenditure has stood at 1,9 percent of GDP in Europe against 2,7 percent in the US and 3,2 percent in Japan. China reached 1,3 percent in 2005. Within the EU, variations between member states remain wide, with Sweden and Finland investing over... [Read More...]
Marie Curie: Action!
She was born Maria Skłodowska, in Warsaw, in 1867 and would die as Marie Curie, in Paris, in july the fourth 1934 with two Nobel prizes and having been the first woman to receive one, ever. Marie Curie But today the Marie Curie we’re busy with is from a totally different sort. Back in 2003 the EU approved a project meant to be the cure for the barin drain Europe had been –still is?- suffering. Now it’s been on for more than 5 years and has... [Read More...]
How do you feel about your long term professional prospects?
…was the question that a recent Science Careers poll tried to answer. The results were not unexpected, but clearly indicate a lack of perspective: more than thirty per cent of the respondents chose the “Not very hopeful” option! Is it the competitive research and funding environment or simply their lack of career perspectives outside academic research? Tell us your opinion: how would you tackle this problem? Picture: “Hannah... [Read More...]
Find a job EU-wide: How hard can it be?
There are rumors that it’s not quite easy to find a job across Europe, especially if one plans to leave academia and aims at entering industrial biotech. Here’s a good starting point: Let us know your experiences and suggestions. Share your favorite job portals with us and tell us what keeps you from taking a job in other EU countries! Picture: “Tino Höfert” / www.jugendfotos.de, CC-Lizenz (by) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.de Read More →