Surviving as a young scientist in Brazil

Science is very much driven by early career researchers, and globally in many countries, they suffer from short term contracts, reduced levels of support and poor working conditions. Without proper investment, these young scientists will at best struggle to stay 'on board' or leave science altogether. Here a very notable perspective provided by young researchers from Brazil now working in European countries and Brazil:

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm8160

However, this is not only detrimental to these colleagues but also to the scientific developments esp. of the emerging economies of the global South. A short perspective paper well worth a read.

Sadly their conclusion ‘If Brazil does not immediately re-evaluate its budget for science and technology, the country risks losing or alienating an entire generation of Brazilian scientists’ holds true for many countries