Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê top for postdocs
11 March 2010
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Postdoctoral workers have ranked Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê as the top university
outside the USA in the 2010 Best Places to Work for Postdocs Survey, run by The Scientist.
In the following categories, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's rank among universities outside the USA was:
- Quality of Training & Mentoring - first place overall
- Quality of Communication - second place overall and first place in the UK
- Networking Opportunities - second place overall and first place in the UK
- Value of the Postdoc Experience - first place overall
- Funding - first place overall
- Equity - first place overall
- Remuneration & Compensation - third place overall and second place in the UK
- Benefits - second place overall
- Family & Personal Life - third place overall and second place in the UK.
Professor David Price, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Vice-Provost (Research), said: "A thriving research community is the basis of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's status as one of the world's leading research-intensive universities. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê is intent on fostering a productive and rewarding environment for its early career researchers.
"Our postdocs have exposure to the leadership of global experts in their disciplines, as well as to a university-wide research programme that knits together the breadth of our expertise, in order to address the world's major problems. At Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê, postdocs can help us to address what we call the Grand Challenges, those of Global Health, Sustainable Cities, Intercultural Interaction and Human Wellbeing. It's a good place to prepare for leadership in their own discipline and beyond."
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