There and Back Again

Why They Leave

Inadequate resources, including poor facilities and low pay

Stifling bureaucracy, especially in France and Germany , hurts efficiency

Better career opportunities abroad. Europeans fill academic postdoc jobs that Americans shun in favor of industry



What May Lure Them Back

Higher funding....

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