Where are they now? : - A case study of the impact of international travel support for early career Arctic researchers

Supporting and training the next generation of researchers is crucial to continuous knowledge and leadership in Arctic research. An increasing number of Arctic organizations have developed initiatives to provide travel support for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) to participate in workshops, conferen...

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Published in:Polar Science
Main Authors: Majaneva, Sanna, Hamon, Gwenaelle, Fugmann, Gerlis, Lisowska, Maja, Baeseman, Jenny
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för biologi och miljö (BOM) 2016
Subjects:
Early career researcher
Support
Survey
Next generation
Arctic
Climate Research
Klimatforskning
Work Sciences
Arbetslivsstudier
IASC
International Arctic Science Committee
International Polar Year
IPY
Polar Science
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-57851
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polar.2016.06.001
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Summary:Supporting and training the next generation of researchers is crucial to continuous knowledge and leadership in Arctic research. An increasing number of Arctic organizations have developed initiatives to provide travel support for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) to participate in workshops, conferences and meetings and to network with internationally renowned scientific leaders. However, there has been little evaluation of the effectiveness of these initiatives. As a contribution to the 3rd International Conference on Arctic Research Planning, a study was conducted to analyze the career paths of ECRs who received travel funding from the International Arctic Science Committee between the start of the International Polar Year (2007-2008) and 2013. Two surveys were used: one sent to ECRs who received IASC travel support and one as a specific event study to those unsuccessfully applied for IASC travel support to the IPY 2010 Conference. The results of the surveys indicate that travel support was beneficial to both the research and careers of the respondents, especially if the ECR was engaged with a task or responsibility at the event. Survey responses also included suggestions on how funds could be better used to support the next generation of Arctic researchers. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.

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