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Postdoctoral workers have ranked ÂÒÂ×Ðã as the top university outside the USA in the 2010 Best Places to Work for Postdocs Survey, run by The Scientist.

In the following categories, ÂÒÂ×Ðã's rank among universities outside the USA was:

• Quality of Training & Mentoring - first place overall
• Quality of Communication - second place overall and first place in the UK
• Networking Opportunities - second place overall and first place in the UK
• Value of the Postdoc Experience - first place overall
• Funding - first place overall
• Equity - first place overall
• Remuneration & Compensation - third place overall and second place in the UK
• Benefits - second place overall
• Family & Personal Life - third place overall and second place in the UK.

Professor David Price, ÂÒÂ×Ðã Vice-Provost (Research), said: "A thriving research community is the basis of ÂÒÂ×Ðã's status as one of the world's leading research-intensive universities. ÂÒÂ×Ðã is intent on fostering a productive and rewarding environment for its early career researchers.

"Our postdocs have exposure to the leadership of global experts in their disciplines, as well as to a university-wide research programme that knits together the breadth of our expertise, in order to address the world's major problems. At ÂÒÂ×Ðã, postdocs can help us to address what we call the Grand Challenges, those of Global Health, Sustainable Cities, Intercultural Interaction and Human Wellbeing. It's a good place to prepare for leadership in their own discipline and beyond."

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