EUROPE: A better life for EU researchers should be on the way
October 1st, 2008
By Alan Osborn
The 27 EU governments have moved to improve the working conditions and career prospects of their researchers by approving measures designed to provide them with "real social recognition and a satisfactory standard of living." The text of a communication agreed by EU competitiveness ministers on September 26th pledges governments to "making the labour market for European researchers more open and competitive (and) providing better career structures, transparency and family-friendliness." Throughout the document there is an ...
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