Careers going global

New Scientist : “While globetrotting is not a prerequisite to winning the coveted [Nobel] prize, having a CV that looks like a much-stamped passport is increasingly seen as the signature of an ambitious and motivated young scientist,” writes Jessica Griggs for New Scientist. According to a report published by the Royal Society in London, over the past 15 years, more than 35% of articles published in international journals involved international collaborations. A UK government report found that more than 63% of British researchers worked outside the country and those who went abroad for at least two years and returned were 66% more productive in terms of the number of papers published. In this Q&A, Griggs, the careers editor at New Scientist, tackles such basic questions as why go abroad, how to get a placement, which country to choose, and where to get the necessary funding.