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Researchers are leaving academia. How can academia improve? (Part 1 of 3)

Imagine a talented, enthusiastic postdoctoral life sciences researcher who pushes themselves in their career. They are driven to become the best in their field and to make real scientific progress. They are the all-round exceptional scientist, a good mentor, project manager, has an encyclopaedic knowledge of a field, laser sharp interpretation, mature, and drives their field forward. They love research and want to get a permanent position doing what they love in an academic environment. Despite this, they will leave academic research due to multiple, complex, and interconnected reasons. Let’s explore this in this blog post.

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“Always look for solutions” – career path of Sally Abdelmoaty

I got my first glimpse of Sally Abdelmoaty in 2015 when I started my PhD in the lab where she was doing her post doc. I didn’t need much time to realize she has the qualities of a successful person – self-confidence, integrity, willingness to learn and most important – optimism. These exact traits allowed her to efficiently juggle research, family responsibilities and self-development activities outside academia that led her to her present job as project coordinator at Kancera AB. This interview gave me the opportunity to ask her about her reflections on the successful transition she made from academia to industry.

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A wish to make a real difference – Career Path of Linnea Eriksson

Her first dream job was to become an archeologist and live the life of Indiana Jones. After realizing, that what she has known from books is not even nearly as exciting as she thought, she wanted to be a veterinarian. Currently, Linnea Eriksson holds a Ph.D. degree in Medical Sciences and works as a Clinical Trial Manager, but all of the above seem to share at least two common features: genuine interest in science and a wish to make a real difference.

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