Dr. Tatiana Ilyina 🌍🌊 O=C=O 💙💛 on Nostr: Just learned that a very promising early career scientist in my discipline has left ...
Just learned that a very promising early career scientist in my discipline has left academia, not seeing a desired career future for herself here. That company is lucky to get her. Yet, it saddens me enormously that it is often the most dynamic, brilliant, curious once, who are challenging status quo, committed to diversity and making our world a better place, who are leaving #academia.
What are we doing wrong to make academic careers so unattractive for the best young minds?
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