New president of German Rectors’ Conference thinks it is crucial that all students know the European canon.
By David Matthew Twitter: @DavidMJourno
Unter dem Stichwort #MeTwo wird über Rassismus im Alltag debattiert. Hier berichten nun drei ZEIT-Redakteure, welche Erfahrungen sie in Schulen und Universitäten gemacht haben und fragen: Was muss sich in der Bildung ändern?
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Not interested in traditional campus life? Apprenticeships, colleges and private institutions provide alternatives.
By Lucy Jolin
Cutting partner labs out of awarded grant budgets is a common but destructive phenomenon in modern academia, says Anne Carpenter.
By Anne Carpenter Twitter: @DrAnneCarpenter
I’ve experienced colleagues’ snobbishness towards newer universities, but they can offer better, more fulfilling careers.
Anonymous academic
Magdalena Skipper lists dedication to high-quality, reproducible science and greater transparency in decision-making as priorities.
By Rachael Pells Twitter: @rachaelpells
Senior management has its perks but it also comes with a host of new practical, philosophical, psychological and even physical challenges. Here, seven people who have lived through that fiery baptism tell their tales.
By Warren...
Seit mindestens 2006 manipulierte man an der ehrwürdigen Tokioter Medizinuniversität die Aufnahmeprüfungen heimlich, damit Kandidatinnen nach Möglichkeit durchfielen.
Von Angelika Köhler (Tokio)
‘People who have been around at a university for a while assume they know everything…but actually they need to be educated themselves,’ says project leader.
By Rachael Pells Twitter: @rachaelpells
No sign of breakthrough as boycott yet to have significant impact on publisher.
By David Matthews Twitter: @DavidMJourno