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About a third of those who earned their Ph.D. in the United Kingdom were living in another country by 2016. But only about 15% of Ph.D.s from other EU nations migrated away.
— from Science magazine.
This is very fascinating. I am one of quite a crowd who have looked outside the UK for research opportunities.
It’s something I ponder about a lot. I expect moving to China halfway through step 4 may make it all the harder, but here’s hoping!
I had a very interesting discussion with my friend the other day, about what she should write for her MA dissertation. On thinking through what we talked about, I realised it highlighted the pressures of any research situation—the battle to balance three key criteria:
For my friend, the title of her dissertation at the start of her MA year was very much what she is interested in, it’s a question she really wants to find an answer for and is passionate about. It perfectly fulfils the first criteria.