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Originally from Luxembourg, Dr Frank Dondelinger undertook his early academic studies in Edinburgh. He then took up postdoctoral roles in the Netherlands and Cambridge, before moving into his current position as a lecturer at Lancaster University; "There were no options to study in my field of interest in Luxemburg, so I had to be mobile. I could have stayed closer to home in Belgium, France or Germany, but I wanted to work in English. The UK, and Edinburgh in particular, are very highly rated in my field of informatics and statistics. Moving between countries made me more tolerant of other cultures and directly informed my research direction explains Frank. I wouldn't have been able to forge the research collaboration that I wanted to if I hadn't moved from Edinburgh to Amsterdam. The contacts I made were critical."
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Professor Richard Catlow FRS is a professor in materials and computational chemistry working jointly between University College London (UCL) and Cardiff University and has been Foreign Secretary and Vice-President of The Royal Society since December 2016. He believes one of the real strengths of the UK university system is that it is actually very mobile. "People do move around a lot between different universities in the UK, and between countries. While my own career has been based in the UK, my research programme has profited enormously from talented scientists from around the world and international interactions and collaborations have been absolutely crucial."
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Foreign Secretary and Vice-President of The Royal Society. Professor of Chemistry at University College London.
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Professor Eleanor Campbell FRS pursued her research interests around the world, moving from posts in the UK to Germany, to Sweden, then back to the UK where she is now Chair of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh. In this time, she has also had visiting positions in South Korea, the USA, and Japan. Reflecting on her time abroad, Eleanor explains "Had I not moved to Germany when I did, I would not have had access to the funds and infrastructure needed to carry out the research that quickly provided me with a reputation that then supported a successful independent career. The first full professorship I was offered was in Sweden, so I moved there. Ten years later, the opportunity arose for me to return to the UK. This mobility has enabled me to work in different research areas. It certainly influenced me as a person and has probably greatly influenced how I deal with people and challenging situations."
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Professor Eleanor Campbell FRS
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Professor of Physical Chemistry, University of Edinburgh
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Dr Steven Spoel is a Dutch plant biologist, who followed his academic career path first to the USA and then to the UK; My first international step was key to getting strong research outputs, which to this day are recognised by the scientific community."Different countries offer distinct roles that research scientists need to move forward in their career; "One of the internships I took during my masters led me to Duke University in North Carolina, USA, so when my home University in Utrecht had no PhD positions available, I approached Duke. My time at Duke was hugely successful because of a wonderful supervisor who gave me lots of opportunities to develop. Moving between countries looks good on your CV because it indicates experience in different grant funding and laboratory systems. Personally, you get a richer understanding of how to manage those systems and build worldwide networks of collaborators and support."
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Royal Society University Research Fellow, Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, University of Edinburgh
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Dr Bayu Hartanto is a theoretical particle physicist from Indonesia who has moved internationally at each stage of his academic career. "Particle physics researchers tend to move between countries until they get a permanent position because the most excellent research groups and facilities are spread throughout the world's universities. Having access to specialised research institutions and experts has broadened my knowledge and allowed me to build strong and diverse collaborations." Bayu moved from Indonesia to the USA, then to Germany, and is now at the Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology (IPPP) at Durham University in the UK. Research in particle physics is a global effort between many countries, highlights Bayu "To study fundamental particles and their interactions, for example, a big particle physics experiment like the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva is made possible through a collaborative effort involving scientists and engineers from over 100 countries, as well as hundreds of universities and laboratories."
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Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology, Durham University
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Dr Anna Kuppuswamy was educated as a physiotherapist in India, but continued her research career in the UK and the USA. She first left her homeland to switch from clinical work to research. "There were no options to study the neurological conditions I was interested in in India, so it was an easy choice to move to the UK." Anna's choice to move between countries was mainly driven by her research goals.After her PhD at University College London, Anna wanted to pursue her own ideas rather than be a postdoctoral researcher on someone else's project. So, she elected to move to the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Washington DC, where postdocs were encouraged to start their own research programmes. An ideal situation from Anna's perspective. "Mobility is a good strategy for directing your research, but it is important to have short and medium term goals and ensure any moves are aligned to those goals. Moving simply for the sake of moving usually doesn't work"
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Dr Anna Kuppuswamy
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Sir Henry Dale Fellow, Wellcome Trust and Royal Society, University College London
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Dr Marina Petri is a nuclear physicist who was born in Greece but built her research career across Greece, the UK, the USA and Germany before returning to the UK in 2016 to take up a Royal Society University Research Fellowship at the University of York. "I moved countries to gain experience, widen my knowledge of the subject I am working on, be exposed to different working cultures, build my international scientific network, and challenge myself. Moving between countries and research groups throughout my career, I learned not to be afraid of change and to always be ready to adapt in new environments."Mobility is the best way to develop new collaborations and join different research groups. I was lucky to have experienced this first hand. Every move I made represented career development. Mobility is being appreciated by employers as an asset and this is reflected in my career trajectory. I now have a strong international network of collaborators across America, Europe, Asia, and Africa."
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Royal Society University Research Fellow, University of York
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Dr Maggy Heinz was born in France and moved from French academia into post-doctoral roles as a seismologist in Australia and Cambridge. Staying in the UK, she then had roles in publishing and as a science attaché in the French Embassy, before becoming a research and business development manager in science and engineering at the University of Leicester. "I've always followed my interests rather than a career. I have always enjoyed travelling. I shaped my scientific interests gradually over the years rather than knowing from day one that I wanted to be a seismologist."When Maggy joined the UK's French Embassy as a science attaché in 2010, she enjoyed stimulating international collaboration between the UK and France. Covering all aspects of physical sciences and innovation, her role involved identifying and fostering scientific collaboration and technology transfer between the two countries, as well as reporting and advising on science and innovation policy. "This position gave me first-hand experience at understanding and applying science diplomacy. This gave me invaluable insights in how to tackle scientific topics, advise senior officials and governments on science and innovation, and use this knowledge to bring people together and build relationships."
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Dr Maggy Heintz
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Research and Business Development Manager (Science and Engineering), University of Leicester
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Dr Petra Ágota Szilágyi was born and educated to graduate level in Hungary. She spent some months in the USA before taking up a PhD in materials chemistry, jointly located between Hungary and France. She then moved to Edinburgh, the Netherlands and Australia, before moving back to the UK. "I am a Francophile with a love of French literature. This inspired my initial journey. But then I visited Edinburgh and fell in love with the city. Beyond this, my choice of workplace has been more rooted in career-development than personal reasons, although those early moves were just as beneficial for my career." International mobility has had a huge impact on Petra's career. Her research interests and scientific approach have been greatly influenced by the projects she has been involved in and the researchers she has worked with. Different institutions offered different assistance and support for proposal writing or for career development.
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Dr Petra Ágota Szilágyi
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Senior Lecturer in Materials Chemistry, University of Greenwich
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