Vitae, in collaboration with Nature Jobs, is conducting a project that aims to understand how research staff transition from academic research into other employment sectors. The project aims to understand why and how these individuals left academia, and provide information to others looking for non-academic, and non-research careers.

A survey has been developed to gather stories from researchers who have made the switch. If you have moved from an academic research post into a or non-research job in academia, or into another job outside academia, then we encourage you to fill out the survey.

Eurodoc is greatly concerned with the situation in Norway, where the Norwegian authorities have been refusing to grant or renew visas to Iranian nationals. Some doctoral candidates, who have been accepted on doctoral programmes, have been denied visas, and others who have already started work on their PhD, and produced research results, have been refused extensions of their residence permits.

International sanctions against Iran are being used as an excuse to prevent highly skilled and highly educated Iranians from working in the country, even in research areas not remotely related to potential hazards. A similar policy was introduced in the Netherlands in the spring of 2013. Fortunately, after numerous complaints by both Dutch and Iranian nationals, this policy change was quickly reversed.

Eurodoc considers that these practices set a dangerous precedent, and urges the Norwegian immigration authorities to reconsider their decisions to deport and refuse visas to Iranian nationals. Eurodoc considers that ordinary citizens, be they Iranian or other, should not be held to account for the actions of their government. Eurodoc believes that hardworking scientists should not be denied the opportunities available to them in Norway’s research system, and that these sorts of international science collaborations are important to help draw people together.

Finally, Eurodoc expresses its support to the “Stop Educational Discrimination Against Iranians” initiative.

Eurodoc has signed a memorandum of understanding with ICoRSA (the International Consortium of Research Staff Associations). Both organisations share similar visions for the future of the European Research Area, and the place of Researchers in it.

Eurodoc looks forward to its future collaboration with ICoRSA,  working to give researchers a greater voice in Europe.

OpenCon 2014 is the student and early career researcher conference on Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data and will be held on November 15-17, 2014 in Washington, DC.

OpenCon 2014 is organized by the Right to Research Coalition, SPARC (The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), and a committee of student and early career researcher organisations from around the world.

The meeting will convene students and early career researchers from around the world and serve as a powerful catalyst for projects led by the next generation of scholars and researchers to advance OpenCon’s three focus areas. Participants for the conference will be selected through an application process which will open in August.  Full and partial travel scholarships will be available to cover the cost of attendance for qualified participants.

We understand that many students and early career researchers, even those at well-funded institutions, simply do not have access to travel funding for a meeting such as this. We hope to partner with organisations and institutions that understand the benefits of empowering the next generation to change the way research outputs are shared and seek to play a leadership role in facilitating positive change.

A limited number of registration spaces will be available to librarians, faculty, publishers, and other professionals who are interested in working with students and early career researchers and who wish to attend the meeting.

To receive updates on OpenCon 2014 and to be notified when applications open in August, please fill the form on  the following link: www.righttoresearch.org/act/opencon/

Click here for OpenCon 2014 Press Release

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If you are a young researcher or a scientist and want to share scientific experience, to discuss your research problems or discuss with scientists from different fields, to be in the beautiful surroundings, and expand the circle of friends, then this advertisement is for you!

This summer 19–22^nd of June Lithuanian Society of Young Researchers (LSYR) is organizing scientific summer camp called „Smithy of Ideas 2014“.

The main purpose of this event – is to promote communication and cooperation between young scientists from different scientific areas.

Event location: “Dalia homestead”, Kaišiadorys distr. (map) (daliossodyba.lt), accommodation and food are for free. The number of participants is limited!

Registration and abstract submission deadline is 14^th May 18th May (23:59), 2014! Your registration will be confirmed by email.

Summaries (in English), prepared according to example, should be sent by email:Smithy.of.Ideas@gmail.com (example of summary’s structure is added).

Attention! If participants will be registered, but the abstracts will not be sent, then these persons will be removed from the list of participants

Requirements to presentation:

- Structure of presentation: the aim of study, topic (issues), results and discussion, questions for debates (what does young scientist expect from „Smithy of Ideas“, the problems he faces to in his work and what help and collaborations he wants to achieve from colleagues)

- Presentation language: English

- Presentation time: 10 minutes

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Scientific camp „Smithy of Ideas“ is organized by the Lithuanian Society of Young Researchers by implementing subproject „Strengthening the institutional abilities of Lithuanian Society of Young Researchers“. This subproject encompasses development of the partnership between Lithuanian and Swiss associations of the young scientists and is funded by Collaboration Program between Lithuanian Republic and Swiss Confederation which aims to reduce economic and social differences in expanded Europe Union, “Fund of non-governmental organizations”.