Tag Archives: brain drain

From Higgs Hunters to Job Seekers

Posted on 16/03/2011 by

The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee are currently looking into Astronomy and Particle Physics in the UK. At The Guardian.

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Intellectual poverty

Posted on 06/10/2010 by

There’s a lot of kerfuffle at the moment about the “brain drain” – UK scientists leaving for America or Europe because they can’t get a job in the UK any more. This is undoubtedly a real effect, but perhaps doesn’t seem that relevant to the average UK tax payer. Or MP. Continue reading →

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Brain Drained

Posted on 16/08/2010 by

This post also at the Guardian. On Saturday I went to a leaving party for Lily Asquith of LHCSound fame. Lily was one of our PhD students on the ATLAS experiment at the LHC. Having graduated, she is now heading off to a … Continue reading →

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