Polish and Bulgarian Scientists Working in the UK or Germany Neededfor Online Survey

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TYPE OF NEWS:     MiscellaneousStudy
STATUS:           News (official)
TITLE:            Research Project MOBEX2: Polish and Bulgarian Scientists
Working in the UK or Germany Needed for Online Survey
ABSTRACT:         Building on a pilot project on Italian scientific
migration ('MOBEX'), the project 'Mobility and Excellence in the European
Research Area' (MOBEX2) - based at the University of Leeds, UK - aims to
study the issues surrounding scientific careers, mobility and 'brain
drain' in the context of enlargement of the European Union.

The study focuses on the flows of scientists between 2 'donor' regions
(Poland and Bulgaria) and the UK and Germany (as key recipient countries).

The study will consider the implications of these forms of highly skilled
mobility for sending and receiving countries and also for individual
scientists and their families. Building on previous and current work, it
will consider issues of gender equality and life-course in terms of the
differential opportunity mobility presents and its impact on recruitment,
retention and progression in science careers.

The research aims to generate policy-relevant outputs capable of informing
future policy both in terms of enhancing the benefits of mobility to
receiving countries (through a focus on measures to facilitate mobility of
both men and women and also retain mobile scientists) and also to mitigate
the effects of this on sending regions within the European Research Area.

Research Aims
-To understand the importance of human mobility to scientific excellence
and competitiveness and to identify the key drivers shaping scientific
mobility;
-To examine the benefits of science mobility to receiving countries and
the potential impact of enlargement on the skills base and relative
attractiveness of different locations;
-To consider the relationship between life-course and mobility and its
impact on the recruitment, retention and promotion of women and men in
science careers;
-To evaluate the impact of scientific mobility on scientific and economic
development in sending regions;
-To identify measures designed to mitigate the effects of 'brain drain'
and support 'brain circulation' and systems of mutual benefit.

Timescale
This 2-year project commenced in September 2004.

The project team needs scientists from Poland and Bulgaria who are working
in the UK or Germany or have done so in the past to fill in a short online
survey. The questionnaire will take 5-10 minutes to complete and asks
about work history, experiences of working abroad, and for some
biographical details

To see the survey, please visit: http://www.law.leeds.ac.uk/mobex

If you would like more information please go to the website
(http://www.law.leeds.ac.uk/cslpe) or email : mobex@DROPMEleeds.ac.uk

Contact and further information:

Professor Louise Ackers; Ms. Bryony Gill and Ms Jessica Guth
Centre for the Study of Law and Policy in Europe
School of Law
University of Leeds
Leeds
LS2 9JT

REFERENCE:         Sonstige
SOURCE:            MOBEX