A few months ago I made the decision to re-engage with an academic career after spending 2 years focusing on #SciComm. People have asked what made me go “back” to research. And THIS is the problem with academia 🧵 1/
Academia makes you think you are stuck. In or out? Choose now, and choose wisely, because once you’re out, you’re out forever...
I can’t think of another industry that invests so much into developing people, skills and knowledge, only to completely devalue this investment through a lack of opportunity to maintain these people, skills, or knowledge in the system! It’s bonkers!