GAIN 2010: Panel discussions on the future of science in Germany |
After the first sessions right after lunch, the meeting went on to several parallel sessions all discussing the same topic in the same way: representatives from universities/research institutions, funding agencies and po...[more] |
GAIN politics science funding |
Posted on Friday 10 September 2010 - 22:54:45 |
GAIN2010: Successful application, job interviews and negotiations for professorships |
Hubert Detmer from the 'Deutscher Hochschulverband' started this session by providing a whole host of background information on the German professorial system. He started with the diffrent levels of professors, moved on ...[more] |
GAIN professorship negotiations applications interview |
Posted on Saturday 11 September 2010 - 16:43:44 |
GAIN2010: Current Developments in Higher Education and Science Policy in the US |
Philip Altbach presented some basic background information on the US college and university system. He listed degree completion as one of the major problems of US higher eduction. He even went so far to call it a 'mini-c...[more] |
GAIN policy higher education university |
Posted on Saturday 11 September 2010 - 20:38:47 |
GAIN2010: Priority for science and research in spite of the financial crisis? |
This session was a panel discussion consisting of (from left to right in the figure below):
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GAIN research funding politics |
Posted on Saturday 11 September 2010 - 22:05:05 |
Arrived in Boston for the GAIN meeting |
After taking the red-eye from San Diego at 11.45pm last night, I've now arrived in Boston for the GAIN meeting. I just had a look at our program (PDF) and I'm due to participate in a workshop at 5.30pm until 7pm. Let's s...[more] |
Boston GAIN |
Posted on Friday 10 September 2010 - 14:00:06 |