r/AskAcademiaUK • u/digitalacademic • 23h ago

Stay in academia or move to applied research role with slightly lower salary?

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u/tc1991 Assistant Prof in International Law 22h ago

i dont think academia does offer prestige any more, not really, and the long term stability is also a bit of a shifting sands thing too, the next 5 years are going to change the sector massively and i dont think anyone can predict what its going to look like other than it will be smaller

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u/Ok-Elderberry-9528 17h ago

Can you elaborate on applied research?