Career Magazine

"Of course I must be loyal to my institution but I do not see this as a constraint. I am convinced European research is more effective when carried out or co-ordinated at the European level."

I think that networking works best from the top down.

"Find something you believe in and talk about it with passion," says Vallance. But "also disbelieve it enough to challenge it," because that is what you will face from everybody else.

"Er is van alles geprobeerd om het aantal vrouwen in de hogere wetenschappelijke rangen omhoog te krijgen. Maar wat werkt nu echt?"

"Europe's Ph.D. researchers are making rapid progress in organising themselves on a pan-European level."

Hope is on the horizon thanks to new policies, but long hours and late tenure remain the norm.

U.S. students are avoiding science degrees, industry is worried about filling high-tech jobs, and graduate programs are overflowing with foreigners. That's the accepted wisdom. But how true is it?