Energy transition scientist Chen Peipei leaves Cambridge to build her own lab in Hong Kong

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Energy transition scientist Chen Peipei left Cambridge University to establish her own lab at City University of Hong Kong, attracted by supportive conditions for young faculty and stable resources amid geopolitical and funding challenges in British academia.

For some early-career scientists, the prestige of British academia is being marred by shrinking research funding and a complex geopolitical climate, prompting top-tier talent to look elsewhere for stability and resources. Chen Peipei, who moved from a research associate role at the University of Cambridge to a presidential assistant professorship at City University of Hong Kong in May, said she was drawn by a landscape supportive of young faculty. The energy transition scientist joins the school...