Call to give early career researchers more independence

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#1 Submitted by ademola... on September 21, 2018 - 10:58am

Thanks to THE for this news. ECRs are yawning for research independence and funding. I am an ECR seeking for funding for posdoc but it is difficult and painstaking! Training the ECRs today will save the future of Science.

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