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While this might ring true for the majority, I know of one instance where this science is not valued idea to be wrong. My sister is a PHD. Won the Westinghouse award for her PHD and did a fellowship in the US. Stayed there for 5 years and got paid really well. She also won an Australian award for her PHD. That paid for part of her time there.
She got back from the States several years back. She now runs a lab here in SA at the Hanson institute, also co-runs a lab in the states. Is being constantly head hunted by east coast (Australian) firms to run their programs. She wants to work here because it suits her.
She is not the only one either. Science is valued here, but some areas of research are valued more than others. While things look like we value sport and voting in idiots, we have many fine scientists here in this country. They don't get paid like engineers, or medical professionals, but every person in science knew this from the first lecture at Uni. Most people in science are involved to make a difference not a buck. There is something to be learnt from that idea I thinnk.
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