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University Vs. Research Institute? The Dual Pillars of German Science Production, 1950-2010
University Vs. Research Institute? The Dual Pillars of German Science Production, 1950-2010
The world's third largest producer of scientific research, Germany, is the origin of the research university and the independent, extra-university research institute. Its dual-pillar research policy differentiates these organizational forms functionally: universities specialize in advanced research-based teaching; institutes specialize intensely on research. This article discusses the future utility of the dual-pillar policy.
Colleges Are Getting Ready to Blame Their Students
As campuses reopen without adequate testing, universities fault young people for a lack of personal responsibility.
University Associations Renew Call for Higher R&D Budget
University Associations Renew Call for Higher R&D Budget
University associations have renewed a call for a higher budget for EU research and innovation and for academic exchange programmes, after the latest budget draft by EU Council president Charles Michel proposed a €5 billion cut from Horizon Europe.
Open Access Uptake by Universities Worldwide
This study presents indicators of open access at the institutional level for universities worldwide. By combining data from Web of Science, Unpaywall and the Leiden Ranking disambiguation of institutions, it tracks OA coverage of universities' output for 963 institutions.
Study: Concept of Faculty Fit in Hiring is Vague and Potentially Detrimental to Diversity Efforts
Study: Concept of Faculty Fit in Hiring is Vague and Potentially Detrimental to Diversity Efforts
Study finds the concept of faculty fit in hiring is vague and potentially detrimental to diversity efforts.
Department of Homeland Security Rule Bans International Students from Online-only Instruction Models This Fall
Department of Homeland Security Rule Bans International Students from Online-only Instruction Models This Fall
The new Department of Homeland Security rule prohibits international students from returning to or remaining in the United States if their colleges adopt an online-only instruction model for the fall.
Working Paper Models COVID Spread at University
New research suggests that for a large campus dealing with COVID-19, accurate testing and limits on class size and social contact may be of critical importance.
Administrators Who Say They Support Diversity and Inclusion Aren't Reaching out Enough to Black Colleagues Now
Administrators Who Say They Support Diversity and Inclusion Aren't Reaching out Enough to Black Colleagues Now
Why aren't more administrators who say they support diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives reaching out to their black colleagues now?
To Survive in a Post-pandemic World, Colleges Must Rethink Their Value Proposition Now
To Survive in a Post-pandemic World, Colleges Must Rethink Their Value Proposition Now
College leaders seeking to survive and thrive in a post-pandemic environment have no choice but to reassess and redefine their value proposition, argue professors.
UK Universities Suffer Worst-ever Rankings in World League Table
Nearly three-quarters of UK universities slipped down while Asian institutions rose.
Junior Researchers Hit by Coronavirus-triggered Hiring Freezes
With student enrolment projected to fall, some US and UK institutions have halted recruitment.
Universities Will Never Be the Same After the Coronavirus Crisis
How virtual classrooms and dire finances could alter academia: the first chapter in a week-long series on science after the pandemic.
Promoting Equity and Inclusion for Mothers in Academe
What academic workplaces can do.
Cambridge Lectures to Be Online-only in 2020-21
There will be no face-to-face lectures in the next academic year due to coronavirus, the university says.
Colleges Are Deluding Themselves
Institutions are letting their financial and reputational worries cloud their judgment about when they can safely reopen.
How the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Shattered the Myth of College in America
How the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Shattered the Myth of College in America
Young people think of college as an investment in their future. Now that future is changing in ways they can't apprehend.
Covid-19 Shows Up UK Universities' Shameful Employment Practices
Instead of supporting the 54% of staff on insecure contracts, many managers are using the pandemic to sack them.
The Still Unsustainable Goal of University Ranking
The new and improved Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2020 were published this week with as much online fanfare as THE could muster. Unfortunately,
Imagining a Higher Education System Beyond Covid-19
Andy Westwood sets out the not-insignificant challenges that the government now faces in deciding what it wants from universities after the pandemic.
Universities Must Help Shape the Post-COVID-19 World
To create a better post-COVID-19 world requires democratic civic universities dedicated to producing knowledge and educating ethical, empathetic stude...
What the Shift to Virtual Learning Could Mean for the Future of Higher Ed
What the Shift to Virtual Learning Could Mean for the Future of Higher Ed
Do students really need a four-year residential experience?
Universities in Lockdown: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Online Teaching
Universities in Lockdown: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Online Teaching
Universities across Europe are grappling with digital problems, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced campuses to shut down and move research and teaching online. Digital capabilities are not distributed equally across European universities, and deficiencies have delayed implementing systems for online teaching. Bandwidth and student access to computers is also an issue.
The Move to Online College is Hitting Adjunct Professors the Hardest
The Move to Online College is Hitting Adjunct Professors the Hardest
Non-tenure track faculty at community and city colleges across the country told Motherboard they have not received sufficient pay, training, or equipment to teach classes online-and the consequences could be devastating for students.
QS Rankings: ETH Zurich Top in 13 Subjects
The university analysts at QS have published their 2020 rankings by subject.
To Help 'left Behind' Britain, More Adults Need to Feel Able to Go to University
To Help 'left Behind' Britain, More Adults Need to Feel Able to Go to University
Adult learning is at a 20-year low because mature students can't study flexibly. This must change
Students, Professors and Politics
Some students do feel political pressure from their professors, but few change their views.
Doctors and Postdocs in Political Science in Switzerland. A Study Conducted by the Swiss Political Science Association.
Doctors and Postdocs in Political Science in Switzerland. A Study Conducted by the Swiss Political Science Association.
This report shows the results of a survey conducted in spring 2019 among all people who received a PhD in political science from a Swiss university during the last eleven years (2008 to 2018) and among postdocs working in a Swiss university in June 2019. Thus, this survey sheds light on the experiences and career paths of both postdocs and doctors in political science who left academia. Moreover, it compares the results regarding postdocs with a similar study carried out in 2012.
Biologist Exits Prestigious Post Years After Violating Sexual-harassment Policy
Biologist Exits Prestigious Post Years After Violating Sexual-harassment Policy
The incident raises important questions about how institutions handle accusations of harassment that occurred at different universities - particularly in the #MeToo era.
'The Disruption is Enormous.' Coronavirus Epidemic Snarls Science Worldwide
'The Disruption is Enormous.' Coronavirus Epidemic Snarls Science Worldwide
Experiments lost as labs remain closed; scientific meetings canceled or postponed.
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