Focusing on Europe, the EU has introduced policies to encourage and increase cross-border mobility in the European Research Area context. However, the EU's free movement policy still has gaps which can present obstacles.
Do the opportunities provided by academic mobility outweigh the challenges associated with it? How can the EU and academic institutions address the paradox of promoting academic mobility while also catering to the diverse needs and challenges faced by the modern academic, especially in light of relationship and nationality constraints? What are the challenges faced by displaced scientists and what can the scientific community do to address these challenges? In this great debate, we ask these questions and consider the perspective of different nationals, policies around researcher mobility in the EU, present and proposed institutional frameworks for inequalities we see in academic mobility and gendered implications.
Session assets
10:45–10:50
5-minute convener introduction
10:50–10:55
introduction of the panellists
10:55–11:10
problem statement (two body problem, division on career stage, socio-economic class, bureaucratic issues)
11:10–11:35
personal experiences
11:35–11:50
Framework of systemic benefits and negatives
11:50–12:30
how we could change and what policymakers could provide, questions and final remarks
