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Why Universities Should Talk about Dual Career Couples in Research and Academia

12/12/2019

A considerable number of researchers are in a partnership with another researcher or academic. In some fields the figures are as high as 80%. But the ‘two body problem’, as it is often referred to, is not just a challenge for researchers; more and more institutions are waking up to the implications of this particular reality for recruitment and staff retainment. Research funding information has an important role to play in the advancement of support for dual career couples.