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Fewer young people are wanting to study physics but universities are fighting back by designing more relevant courses. Graduates in the subject find plenty of openings in industry but a shortage of posts in the academic world.
Canada needs scientists from almost all disciplines to fuel its economy. In the past, the country's attractiveness to job-seekers has been overshadowed by that of the United States, but things are changing.