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Energy transition scientist Chen Peipei leaves Cambridge to build her own lab in Hong Kong
Key Points
For some early-career scientists, the prestige of British academia is being marred by shrinking research funding and a complex geopolitical climate, prompting top-tier talent to look elsewhere for stability and resources. Chen Peipei, who moved from a research associate role at the University of Cambridge to a presidential assistant professorship at City University of Hong Kong in May, said she was drawn by a landscape supportive of young faculty. The energy transition scientist joins the...
For some early-career scientists, the prestige of British academia is being marred by shrinking research funding and a complex geopolitical climate, prompting top-tier talent to look elsewhere for stability and resources.
Chen Peipei, who moved from a research associate role at the University of Cambridge to a presidential assistant professorship at City University of Hong Kong in May, said she was drawn by a landscape supportive of young faculty.
The energy transition scientist joins the school...