Philippines sweetens deal for scientists who return home

The government is trying to bolster its research workforce but academics say more needs to be done to improve the sector.
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A renewed government effort to draw Filipino scientists back to the Philippines by paying them to set up their own research labs or teach has met with a mixed reception.

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Nature 559, 453-454 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05600-4

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  • Correction 25 July 2018: An earlier version of this story stated that the latest figures from the Department of Science and Technology on the number of Filipino science and technology workers who have moved overseas came from 2009.

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