News tagged with brain drain

Spain faces brain drain as cuts force scientists to leave

With his contract about to run out and no opportunities on the horizon in Spain, paleontologist Diego Garcia-Bellido Capdevila has started looking for work abroad.

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Russia sets sights on Moon, Mars and beyond

Russia's crisis-hit space agency intends to send its first manned mission to the Moon and deploy research stations on Mars under an ambitious plan presented to the government this month.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Taiwan facing worst ever brain drain: academics

Taiwan is facing its worst ever "brain drain", with outdated laws and red tape causing the tech-savvy island to lose out to competitors in the global race to attract talent, academics warned Monday.

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Nobel prize win exposes Russia's brain drain losses (Update)

The award of the Nobel prize Tuesday to two Russian-born physicists based abroad cheered Russia but also showed up its losses from a calamitous brain drain since the fall of the Soviet Union.

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 05, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

In-country OB/GYN training programs contributed to retention of doctors in Ghana, study shows

Ghanaian Obstetrics and Gynecology residents say in-country training programs contributed to their decision to remain in their home country to practice medicine, new University of Michigan research shows.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reversing brain drain

A battered U.S. economy has sent many of the country's leading minds packing for "greener" shores. America is losing thousands of top scientists, academics and biotech executives to cities like Singapore, which offer more ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Google develops algorithm to stem talent loss

Google, concerned by the recent departures of several top executives, has developed an algorithm to try to identify which employees are likely to quit, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

Technology / Internet

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 6