In the end, I decided to take the middle road; neither academia nor industry, but a non-profit, non-governmental organisation that maintained close links to academia, government, and industry.
Down the road of academia goes Mike Reed's observant sensibility.
I took the middle road between pure academia and industry and accepted a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto for 2 years.
Despite the challenges, these two scientists prove that in some fields at least, provided one is aware of the rules, the road out of academia doesn't have to be one-way.
My professional work has taken me down a winding road, away from academia and into corporate America, where I worked as a consultant with job responsibilities ranging from project/client liaison to procurement analyst, and back again to my first love: chemistry.
► In this week's Working Life story, postdoc Antoni Margalida explained how blazing his "own trail [as a freelance naturalist] before returning to academia helped [him on his] road to becoming a successful, fulfilled scientist".
Single-core architectures have hit the end of the road and industry and academia are currently exploiting new multicore design alternatives.
We hope that this special issue will provide the readers with a good understanding of ongoing research in both academia and industry and of the challenges on the road ahead.
The evolution of integrated fire safety management and design in long road tunnels has positively impact the fire safety industry, academia and transportation in Taiwan.
In short, my career in science policy has been extremely rewarding, and I see many interesting avenues that my policy career might take down the road, whether I remain in government, move to the private sector, or return to academia.
