Re:"I couldn't move for a postdoc. Fellowship reviewers pena...
by elashri on Friday November 03, 2023 @11:14PM
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Maybe there is another reasons to why some never attend international conference that peers in other countries like EU and US doesn't have. Visa issues and lack of travel funding. I know a lot of researchers in the US who never went into an international conference although they are on average the best funded compared to other countries. And they don't have to suffer for visa appointments that can take months and you can get it after the conference very commonly.
There is a lot more nepotism as people rather take on someone they know and have worked with locally than risk on someone from outside that they know less well
They struggle with international and interinstitutional collaborations bc they only have a trickle of outsiders. I know for instance in China some researchers never attend international conferences. The whole environment is very incestuous
They still manage to do great research, but they have trouble promoting their ideas in the community and getting outside input