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"I like to move very fast and take a lot of risks compared to the traditional Swedish way."

--Mohammed Homman

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"Once you've been infected with the virus called 'science,' you will never be cured."

"There are no age limits; it is the extent of the researcher's experience that counts."

"It was time for me to go and find new challenges and learn new techniques before I became part of the old furniture of the department."

I took the opportunity of being in Brussels to arrange a meeting with the scientific officer responsible for my field.

The DFG are prepared to fund a variety of exchange scenarios with no age restrictions in place, providing funding to all scientists based in Germany and at various stages of their careers.

The proposed changes at CNRS are part of a broad government agenda to improve French science.

The targeted university funding is a dramatic change in Germany, where decades of egalitarian policies have sought to ensure equal access to universities nationwide and "elitism" has been taboo.

A key indicator of your ‘lab cred’ is whether people you’ve never met know who you are when you first meet them.

"As far as young scientists are concerned, FP 6 is really great and provides a bunch of opportunities."

"All you need to do is be more flexible in your wishes and adapt to the possibilities."

"GeNeYouS has turned this YRP into more than just a workshop session."

Ziel des Programms ist es daher auch, den Boden zu bereiten für eine rationale und realistische Auseinandersetzung mit den Möglichkeiten, die das Mentoring bietet.

"Research is under way in many different university departments including chemistry, biomolecular sciences, anthropology, and of course, archaeology."

"The European Society for Mathematical and Theoretical Biology was founded in 1991 to promote theoretical approaches and mathematical tools in the life sciences in a European and wider context."

In a conversation with Science before taking office, Potocnik stressed that research is an indispensable part of the Lisbon Strategy, a 10-year plan endorsed by European leaders in 2000 that calls for sustainable economic growth in balance with environmental protection and Europe's traditionally generous social policies.

"Only the best and the brightest from around the world need apply..."