Researcher mobility

The European Molecular Biology Organization has introduced a new private pension plan for postdocs designed to suit the needs of highly mobile scientists.

Enabling scientists to go to work in any country in the EU is one of the key planks of the European Research Area. Now member states must be persuaded.

The European Parliament has formally adopted the European Qualifications Framework, clearing the way for a system that will make it easier to compare qualifications from one country to another.

A new fund to attract international researchers and encourage greater collaboration between UK and overseas scientists was announced by science minister Ian Pearson.