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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.

Innocence probably turned out to be my strongest point. If I had known what to expect, I might have been too overawed to continue any further.

"I feel that I am giving people back their names and recognition, and sometimes reuniting them with their families." --Corinne Duhig

I am using the time wisely and, right now, I feel like I'm the lucky one

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

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"A mother is continually training in how to manage her time and organise her work. This is key [to success in entrepreneurship], beyond having guts and imagination," says Claire Dutertre.

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."

The word 'manage' was not really part of my vocabulary during my career as a researcher. I always thought I was more of a 'muddler' than a 'manager'.