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Life scientists rank UD one of “Best Places to Work in Academia”
1:45 p.m., Oct. 9, 2006--The University of Delaware is recognized as one of the “best places to work in academia,” in the latest survey of life-science researchers conducted by The Scientist. The Philadelphia-based magazine provides print and online coverage of the latest developments in the life sciences, including research, technology, careers and business. In the magazine's fourth annual survey, released Oct. 1, UD ranked 12th among the top 15 academic institutions at which to conduct scientific research. This is the third consecutive year that UD has placed in the survey's top tier. “The University of Delaware is pleased to receive this recognition,” Carolyn Thoroughgood, vice provost for research, said. “We are committed to providing a very supportive environment for the conduct of research--one in which our scientists and scholars can thrive. We have a distinguished faculty, capable staff and outstanding graduate and undergraduate students whose efforts are supported by an array of services, skills and state-of-the-art research facilities.” Leading the 2006 survey was St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, followed by the J. David Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco, Ohio State University, Vanderbilt University, Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich., Trudeau Institute in Saranac, N.Y., Michigan State University, University of Florida, Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, National Institutes of Health, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Delaware, Stanford University, Wayne State University in Detroit and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis. For the second year in a row, “personal fulfillment” was voted the number-one factor in determining workplace satisfaction. The more than 1,500 survey respondents also ranked peer relations, institutional management and tenure procedures among the most important factors. Institutions earning high marks in those categories took this year's high honors, according to the magazine. "We're proud to be able to provide this information to our readers year after year," Richard Gallagher, publisher of The Scientist, said. "It's important for scientists to be able to tell their peers exactly how they feel about where they work." For this year's survey, The Scientist posted a questionnaire on its web site and invited readers who are tenured or tenure-track life scientists working in academia or other non-commercial research organizations to respond. The respondents were asked to assess their working conditions and environments by indicating their level of agreement with 39 criteria in eight different areas. They also indicated which factors were important to them. Fifty-eight institutions from the United States, seven from Canada, and 10 from the United Kingdom were ranked. A news release about the survey is available for download in PDF format at [http://images.the-scientist.com/pdfs/bptw/BPTW_Academia_2006_press_release.pdf]. Article by Tracey Bryant |
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