By Dr Tim Nielsen (Adelaide, South Australia)
[this article was published on the ABC Science website on 26/2/2014]
In a previous article, I described the exodus of disillusioned young researchers into other professions as a result of the low pay, insecure contract work and generally poor career prospects on offer in academia.
If the response to the article is anything to go by, there are a great many young scientists out there struggling to come to terms with the fact that they may not be able to pursue the career they have aspired to throughout much of their adult lives.