Researchers around the world love their work, but tight funding is eroding their spirits, according to this year's Nature Careers salary survey. Although nearly two-thirds of the survey's 7, 216 respondents across the world report being satisfied or very satisfied with their job, nearly half say that they think that the morale in their lab or department is slipping, and two-thirds of those who responded to the question do not believe that the funding environment is improving (see 'Money and morale'). The survey asked participants not only about morale in their lab or department but also about the level and accessibility of science funding. It also asked people where their funding came from, such as government grants or contracts, private grants, royalties or venture-capital funds. Participants could also rate how 15 factors - including salary, benefits, financial resources, interest in their work and availability of funding - affect their job satisfaction. And they were asked to rate their level of job satisfaction and indicate whether that had changed in the past year.
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