VIRTUAL EVENT: Universities and research institutes powering global mega-science
This Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE) webinar will look at Germany’s dual pillars of science production.
VIRTUAL EVENT: Universities and research institutes powering global mega-science
18 Feb 2021, 14:00 – 15:00
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 organisational forms functionally: universities focus on research-based teaching whereas institutes specialise intensely on research.
This policy affected each sector differently. While universities suffered a lingering legitimation crisis, institutes enjoyed deepening favoured sponsorship, which included financial and reputational advantages.
Sectoral analysis has found that Germany’s small to medium-sized independent research institutes have made significant and growing contributions, particularly in publishing in higher impact journals.
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Justin J.W. Powell
Professor of Sociology of Education at the Institute of Education & Society (University of Luxembourg)
Justin is also a Visiting Research Fellow in Oxford’s Department of Education.
His comparative institutional analyses show persistence and change in special and inclusive education, vocational training and higher education, and in science systems and research governance.
His award-winning books include 'Comparing Special Education' (Stanford UP, 2011), 'Barriers to Inclusion' (Routledge, 2011/2016), and 'The Century of Science: The Global Triumph of the Research University' (Emerald, 2017/2019).
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