POWROTY POLSKICH NAUKOWCÓW. RAPORT Z BADAŃ
RETURNS OF POLISH SCIENTISTS – RESEARCH REPORT

Summary/Abstract: The report concerns motivations of Polish scientists to migrate. In the two-stage study (semi-structured inter- views, computer-assisted web interview) we identi ed the most important factors motivating Polish scientists to leave the country, and stay abroad, or to return to Poland. In the analysis we take into account differences in motivations due to gender, scienti c discipline, migration status (i.e. whether a participant returned to Poland, is going to return or not) and the stage of the career at which the participant left Poland. We revealed that the most important factors motivating to leave and stay abroad are bureaucratic and nancial constraints in Polish academia, as well as overload with non-scienti c duties on Polish universities. It appeared that getting a satisfying job offer in Poland or a research grant in Poland would convince Polish scientists the most to come back and continue scienti c career in Poland. Additionally, the report presents system solutions potentially encouraging the Polish scientists to return to Poland.

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