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Figuerola, Blanca
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Valiente, Nicolas
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Barbosa, Andres
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Brasier, Madeleine J.
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Colominas-Ciuro, Roger
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Convey, Peter
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Liggett, Daniela
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Fernandez-Martinez, Miguel Angel
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Gonzalez, Sergi
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Griffiths, Huw J.
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Jawak, Shridhar D.
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Merican, Faradina
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Noll, Daly
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Prudencio, Janire
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Quaglio, Fernanda
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Pertierra, Luis R.
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dc.date.accessioned |
2022-08-04T11:08:55Z |
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dc.date.available |
2022-08-04T11:08:55Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2021-11-11 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The polar regions provide valuable insights into the functioning of the Earth’s regulating
systems. Conducting field research in such harsh and remote environments requires
strong international cooperation, extended planning horizons, sizable budgets and longterm
investment. Consequently, polar research is particularly vulnerable to societal and
economic pressures during periods of austerity. The global financial crisis of 2008, and
the ensuing decade of economic slowdown, have already adversely affected polar
research, and the current COVID-19 pandemic has added further pressure. In this
article we present the outcomes of a community survey that aimed to assess the main
barriers and success factors identified by academic researchers at all career stages in
response to these global crises. The survey results indicate that the primary barriers
faced by polar early and mid-career researchers (EMCRs) act at institutional level, while
mitigating factors are developed at individual and group levels. Later career scientists report pressure toward taking early retirement as a means of institutions saving money,
reducing both academic leadership and the often unrecognized but vital mentor roles
that many play. Gender and social inequalities are also perceived as important barriers.
Reorganization of institutional operations and more effective strategies for long-term
capacity building and retaining of talent, along with reduction in non-research duties
shouldered by EMCRs, would make important contributions toward ensuring continued
vitality and innovation in the polar research community. |
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dc.description.department |
Plant Production and Soil Science |
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dc.description.librarian |
am2022 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
Post-doctoral fellowships programme Beatriu de Pinós funded by the Secretary of Universities and Research (Government of Catalonia); the Horizon 2020 Programme of Research and Innovation of the European Union under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement; the Juan de la Cierva Programme funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation; and NERC core funding to the BAS “Biodiversity, Evolution and Adaptation” Team. |
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dc.description.uri |
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ecology-and-evolution# |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Figuerola, B., Valiente, N., Barbosa, A., Brasier, M.J., Colominas-Ciuró, R., Convey, P., Liggett, D., Fernández-Martínez, M.A., Gonzalez, S., Griffiths, H.J., Jawak, S.D., Merican, F., Noll, D., Prudencio, J., Quaglio, F. & Pertierra, L.R. (2021) Shifting Perspectives in Polar Research: Global Lessons on the Barriers and Drivers for Securing Academic Careers in Natural Sciences. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9:777009. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.777009. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2296-701X (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.3389/fevo.2021.777009 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/86708 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Frontiers Media |
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dc.rights |
© 2021 Figuerola, Valiente, Barbosa, Brasier, Colominas-Ciuró, Convey,
Liggett, Fernández-Martínez, Gonzalez, Griffiths, Jawak, Merican, Noll, Prudencio,
Quaglio and Pertierra. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms
of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). |
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dc.subject |
Austerity |
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dc.subject |
Diversity and inclusion |
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dc.subject |
Interdisciplinarity |
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dc.subject |
Mentoring |
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Post-doctoral researchers |
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dc.subject |
COVID-19 pandemic |
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dc.subject |
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
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dc.title |
Shifting perspectives in polar research : global lessons on the barriers and drivers for securing academic careers in natural sciences |
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dc.type |
Article |
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