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Gain insight into the Swedish debate on excellence via the article in Tidningen Curie! Contribution from the German example by Guido Bünstorf
The Swedish government has announced several new excellence initiatives; on this occasion, the journal Curie asks: What…Do superstar advisors create star students? Hear the answer by Josh Angrist and Marc Diederichs in an Interview on VOXEU talk 2025
Josh Angrist and Marc Diederichs (@DFG Forschungsgruppe "multiple competition) took a close look at the astonishing fact…Prolific PhD advisors are no guarantee of graduate student research success
A VoxEU column by Josh Angrist and Marc Diederichs studies the role of PhD advisors at eight elite schools, including…A. Kosmützky & F. Meier introduce a conceptual framework for analyzing competition in higher education, with a focus on competing as action.
Read the new article by Anna Kosmützky (LCSS) and Frank Meier (U Bremen): "Competing: an analytical framework and…New LCSS Working Paper sheds light on the relationship between cooperation and competition in higher education and sciencessenschaft erschienen
Kosmützky, Anna & Krücken, Georg (2025): Konkurrenz und Kooperation in Hochschulen und Wissenschaft. Hannover:…Lions, game players, or niche providers? Universities strategic positioning in funding competitions
In their recently published article, G. Krücken, N. Götze, & T. Seidenschnur empirically develop three ideal types of…Now online: Special Issue "How do universities compete?" (Studies in Higher Education, 49(10)
This special issue, ed. by R. Bloch, A. Mitterle, & T. Seidenschnur, brings together sociological ‘thought leaders’ to…Kick-off event marks the start of the 2nd phase of the DFG research group
The kick-off event for the 2nd phase of the DFG Research Unit ‘Multiple Competition in the Higher Education System -…New Publication from the DFG research group "Multiple Competition in Higher Education" on the socializing effect of competition
The recently published journal article by Julian Hamann and Kathia Serrano Velarde examines the socialising effects of…We mourn the loss of Georg Krücken!
Professor Dr. Georg Krücken, Spokesperson of the INCHER Executive Board and Professor of Higher Education Research at…