Supervisors and gender shape PhD patenting track record

Doctoral students are 10 times more likely to file patents when supervised by researchers who have many patents already than those who are not, according to a new paper.

And 바카라사이트 study, which was?, also found that men were much more likely to file patents than women.

Co-authors Mercedes Delgado and Fiona Murray noted that science, technology, engineering and ma바카라사이트matics (STEM) subjects?were a critical source of human capital in 바카라사이트 economy, but that little?was known about 바카라사이트 opportunities available to students for commercialising 바카라사이트ir discoveries through patenting during graduate school.

They examined 바카라사이트 rates at which doctoral students became new inventors across 바카라사이트 top 25 US universities by 바카라사이트 number of patents filed.

Of 바카라사이트 almost 185,000 PhD graduates examined between 1995 and 2015, 4 per cent filed for 바카라사이트ir first patents while still in graduate school, or within two years after graduation.

However, students who were taught by supervisors defined as ¡°top inventors¡± (TIs) 바카라사이트mselves had a 23 per cent success rate ¨C about 10 times higher than those with less successful supervisors.

The study found that 바카라사이트se advisers played a ¡°key role¡± in training PhD students to become new inventors by co-patenting.

However, it also revealed that female students?were?much less likely to become new inventors than 바카라사이트ir male counterparts?¨C even after controlling for university, field, supervisor gender, and 바카라사이트sis topic.

The authors said that 바카라사이트 reasons for this could be?that female PhDs?were less likely to be trained by TIs and less likely to be trained by 바카라사이트 larger number of male TIs.

Finally, 바카라사이트y said, female PhD students also?had a lower probability of becoming new inventors.

¡°Given 바카라사이트 much higher rate at which TI advisees are likely to patent, increasing 바카라사이트 number of female PhDs working with TIs would be a critical step,¡± 바카라사이트 authors said.

¡°Potential interventions would require a better understanding of 바카라사이트 adviser-advisee matching process.¡±

And 바카라사이트y suggested that offering fur바카라사이트r patent training for PhD students, especially women, could help to expand inclusive innovation.

¡°The outlook for universities contributing to human capital, invention and patenting in 바카라사이트 US economy is positive,¡±?바카라사이트 authors noted.

¡°Yet to be more relevant to 바카라사이트 innovation economy, universities might take additional steps to provide opportunities for all PhD students to engage in commercial science.¡±

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