end of the road (again)
Read today about Croatian research scientists ability to win EU funds for their research, whereby it was also stated that the average success rate of research applications is about 20 %: on this basis 'energyresearcher' is on the road to becoming another failed academic!
Received news a couple of weeks ago about rejection of the final funding proposal submitted during the last twelve months (to be optimistic there is still a reply remaining to be received for one application made eight months ago), so with no prospect of a new project, have left South Africa to return to UK.
Although the weather is nice right now, the landscape for science research in UK remains depressingly unchanged (read: bleak) from last year. Have a simple choice: change career to something that is in demand in UK (unlikely, whatever that is); or leave again (bioenergy specialist research anyone???). Meanwhile, bills remain to be paid and sustenance provided...