Cambridge is not in London, it is about just under 1 hr train ride north of
London, as far as I can remember. It is a very lovely town.
Practically, there is no or very little heat in summer, so cool! I like it!
I do not like the sweaty weather in Nanjing or in Philadelphia where I am
from and where I am now.
Come on, the weather is not that bad! I lived in London for 1 yr (Masters)
and Dublin, Ireland (PhD) for 4 yrs, south England got so much more sunshine
than Ireland! I love their summer where everywhere is pretty but still at a
very pleasant temperature and you can go to see the ocean very easily!
Who says European lab is easy? It all depends on you and your boss! You work
hard and you get the results!
They might have more holiday time and of course annual leave than the US! So
take advantage of it, travel Europe and go to China! You wont need to re-
apply for visas every time you go to China, they normally give you longer
multiple entry visas!
There are many Chinese faculties over in the UK, if you want to stay.. I
have a friend who got the lectureship after phd and postdocing in Ireland!
So if you are good at what you are doing, you can be faculty anywhere!