EU research sector discusses how to attract and retain talent

Cabinet launches plan to attract foreign workers for AI, biotech

The Dutch cabinet plans to begin actively recruiting highly skilled foreign workers in four core sectors: digitalisation and AI, defence...

Hungary’s labour market still flashing strength

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE: Employment rose more than expected in May, but we see this as a temporary uptick rather than a structural shift, with many firms still hoarding labour

GP workforce ‘stabilising and growing’ in Goldfields as report records lowest turnover rate in a decade

The general practitioner workforce in the Goldfields appears to be both stabilising and growing as the region records its lowest GP turnover rate in a decade.

Nearly six in 10 public university students chose STEM between 2023 and 2026, Dewan Rakyat told

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — Public universities in Malaysia continue to build a strong pipeline of STEM talent, with mo...

Energy transition scientist Chen Peipei leaves Cambridge to build her own lab in Hong Kong

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...

सरकारका १०० दिनः विज्ञान प्रविधिसँगै नवप्रवर्तन मन्त्रालयको नयाँ अभ्यास

काठमाडौँ। सरकारले मन्त्रालयहरूको सङ्ख्या घटाइ बेग्लै विज्ञान, प्रविधि तथा नवप्रवर्तन मन्त्रालयको गठन गर्नुलाई यस क्षेत्रमा नयाँ पहलका रूपमा हेरिएको छ। विज्ञान र प्रविधिको खोज, अनुसन्धान, आविष्कार, प्रवद्र्धन तथा विकासलाई संस्थागत बनाउने उद्देश्यसहित बेग्लै मन्त्रालय गठन गरिएको छ। विज्ञान तथा अनुसन्धानको क्षेत्रमा नीतिगत अस्पष्टता र बजेटको अपर्याप्तताका कारण दक्ष जनशक्ति उत्पादनको उचित वातावरण अभाव र प्रतिभा []

Why Africa’s Creative-Tech Boom Is The Real Youth Jobs Engine

By Kelly Maroon, CAPACITI Head of Talent Discussions about Africa’s economic growth usually focus on high-cost, tech-heavy industries – be it around fintech regulations, biotech research facilities or software engineering tech centres. Meanwhile, the creative industries are quietly booming in the background. This powerful sector has an unmatched ability to do what the tech giants []

Are joint faculty appointments fostering innovation or merely boosting prestige?

Are joint faculty appointments fostering innovation or merely boosting prestige?

Broadening Earnings Growth, Broadening Opportunities

Broadening Earnings Growth, Broadening Opportunities

EU funds 25 projects to improve European Research Area

Projects on topics including increasing researcher employability and building up institutional publishing share 55.5 million The post EU funds 25 projects to improve European Research Area appeared first on Research Professional News.

End of 'golden age': Car crisis takes toll on Germany's young engineers

Germany’s once-reliable engineering job market is becoming increasingly difficult for young graduates, as stagnating growth, automotive-sector cutbacks, and rising Chinese competition squeeze hiring.

Germany turns to skilled migration as workforce ages

Germany is accelerating efforts to attract skilled foreign workers, including from Indonesia, as rapid population aging ...

Mid-career executives drive online education demand

A rapidly evolving job market is forcing mid-career executives to seek continuous upskilling to maintain their professional relevance

Ukraine accumulates only half of necessary gas reserves for winter

The accumulation is hampered by rising prices on the European energy markets and high demand for gas in EU countries

Ethereum Foundation talent exodus sparks fresh debate over leadership

Ethereum Foundation talent exodus sparks fresh debate over leadership

H-1B visa: Why US companies are moving foreign workers abroad and fast-tracking green cards

An Envoy Global report found that employers are increasingly relocating foreign talent outside the US and sponsoring green cards earlier.

Europe’s biggest tech CEOs have formed a standing lobby group with a direct line to von der Leyen

Seven of Europe’s largest technology companies have created a permanent dialogue with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, pressing the bloc to deregulate faster and let European firms consolidate. The group, which calls itself the European Tech Creators, collectively generates 417 billion in annual revenue, represents nearly 1.1 trillion in market capitalisation, and employs close [] This story continues at The Next Web

Why Is Finding IT Talent Becoming One of the Business’s Toughest Challenges

As Africa’s digital economy continues to expand, the demand for technology talent is growing. A report from SAP has found that, across the continent, this sector’s contribution is expected to increase from 5.2 of GDP in 2025 to 8.5 by 2030, while, in South Africa, it is already estimated to contribute between 15 and 20 []

General : Anwar Urges Swifter Action To Prepare Malaysians For AI-driven Future

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Bernama) -- Malaysia must accelerate efforts to equip its workforce with the skills and expertise needed to thrive in the artificial intelligence (AI) era.

Roundtable: UK tech chiefs on agentic AI, workforce culture and tokenomics

Tech leaders from THG Ingenuity, Kingfisher, Rightmove and Deloitte speak at the Google Summit London about the transition to agentic systems and the rising focus on token costs

The new Horizon Europe: how the EU Council aims to revitalise research, innovation and global competitiveness

Among the most significant changes is the strengthening of the European Innovation Council (EIC), which will be able to provide more robust support for deep tech and advanced innovation

PARLIMEN: KPT perkukuh kerjasama universiti-industri

KUALA LUMPUR: Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT) terus memperkukuh kerjasama antara universiti awam dan industri bagi meningkatkan kadar pengkomersialan hasil penyelidikan negara yang masih berdepan cabaran dalam ekosistem inovasi. Menterinya, Datuk Seri Dr. Zambry Abd Kadir berkata, kerajaan kini memberi penekanan kepada penyelidikan berasaskan impak bagi memastikan setiap hasil kajian mampu diterjemahkan kepada nilai ekonomi serta ... Read more The post PARLIMEN: KPT perkukuh kerjasama universiti-industri appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

AI boom, strong energy demand drive Malaysia’s trade growth

AI boom, strong energy demand drive Malaysia’s trade growth

Dutch businesses shift focus from recruitment to retaining and developing staff

Businesses in the Netherlands have shifted their strategy for dealing with the tight labor market away from recruitment and are now focusing more on retaining and developing the staff the

Stronger ESA Partnership Key to Hungary’s Technological Future

Hungary must strengthen its cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA) to secure greater technological, scientific and economic benefits, Scientific and Technology Minister Zoltán Tanács said. The minister stressed that increasing the country’s ESA ‘georeturn’ and expanding the participation of Hungarian companies and research institutions in space projects are key priorities. The post Stronger ESA Partnership Key to Hungary’s Technological Future appeared first on Hungarian Conservative.

The Eye-Popping Salaries Behind Anthropic’s AI Hiring Spree Include $1.3 Million for ‘Technical’ Roles

Filings reveal clues as to what Anthropic employees make as the AI talent wars rage.

‘I spent £80,000 to retrain’: why so many people are becoming therapists

The number of practitioners has dramatically risen in Britain, but it's no longer as lucrative a field as you might expect

How to cope with promotion

Anja van Beek, director of the WholeLeader Collective, advises on how to handle the transition after a promotion

One in four graduates will lose financially from going to university, IFS estimates

Degrees still mostly boost lifetime pay, thinktank says, but those completing creative qualifications may end up worse offA quarter of UK graduates can expect to be financially worse off after going to university, especially those who take creative or performing arts degrees, according to new estimates by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.The research is based on the pay of students who graduated in the teeth of the global financial crisis in 2008. While the IFS projects that the majority will be £100,000 better off in lifetime pay thanks to their degree, about 25 might have done better without entering higher education once their likely pay, student loans and taxes are added up. Continue reading...

After Trump's reelection, these U.S. scientists found jobs in the U.K.

More U.S. scientists are heading abroad. Three researchers explain why they decided to shift their research to universities in the U.K.

Europe: Can it really ditch U.S. tech?

The continent has the scientists who could rival American innovation