How can we stop scientists leaving academic life? | Flavia Sousa | TEDxTwenteU

Enabling transformation in the academic workplace is urgently needed to keep our students motivated to do science and reap the benefits that diversity, inclusion, and justice brings. Flavia Sousa proposes a new concept of Emotional Salary to be included in the academic workplace to stop scientists from leaving academia. Dr. Flávia Sousa is a Senior Researcher at Adolphe Merkle Institute in Switzerland. She is a pharmacist by training and she obtained her PhD in Biomedical Sciences in 2019 at University of Porto in Portugal. Driven by science passion and continuous growth, Dr. Flávia Sousa has been developing new biological nanotherapies for the brain cancer. Apart from her passion to science, she is also interested in promoting a equal and healthy culture of science in society. In this TEDtalk, she will talk about current academic challenges and why is important for a scientist never give up and keep their dreams. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@Jacke_sully]

I left science before even entering it. As a physicist, I noticed these bad conditions and refused to take a master/PhD

[@AstroMarta]

Dear Flavia, this is such an important and relevant topic! Thank you so much for raising awareness and trying to proactively change our field!

[@flaviasousa4016]

Thank you, Martina :) Indeed, raising awareness is my goal to make further changes :)

[@lancelet69]

I wonder if my landlord will accept part of my emotional salary every month :DDDDD

[@user-vw3pu4gl7p]

That is exactly what she did not understand 😅