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When weighing up a country as a potential place to live and work, it is worth considering how it compares with the rest of the region for science output, government funding and general cost and quality of life.
Being a team player is paramount in Japanese culture, and despite a shift in funding structures to short-term contracts, foreign researchers are attracted by cutting-edge science.
Remote and beautiful, Australia is still a magnet for international researchers despite recent cuts to the budgets of some large scientific institutions and reduced grant opportunities.
A natural laboratory like no other, the small country is renowned for its Earth science and agricultural research. It has a multi-cultural environment and is proud of its collaborativeness.
A hub for proactive and dynamic professionals, funding and salary levels in this ambitious city-state make the opportunities on offer hard to resist for many.
With a declared aim to become a global science leader by 2050, the country's unprecedented research spending splurge is creating a wealth of study and work opportunities.
