Lack of interest in science by young scholars
Weak Signal's progress: fully-fledged
This Weak Signal came from:
European Commission Framework Programme for RTD
The theme/scheme related to this Weak Signal:
CAPACITIES: Science and society
The sub-theme that best relates to this Weak Signal:
Science and society communicate
When did the Weak Signal manifest ?
before 2000
Weak Signal's description
The relatively small number of scholars taking careers in science could lead to a shortage of researchers and severe knowledge gaps in the future that would take years to recover from as a whole generation has limited knowledge of science. This could clearly lead to a 'Brain Drain', with a shortage of scientific skills and expertise In Europe, and competitiveness with US and Far East cannot be maintained as key investments are moved to US and Far East.
