The week in higher education ¨C 15 August 2024

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Having a well-regarded PhD supervisor is more important than ever for success in academia, according to a paper published in Royal Society journal on 14 August. The study, which tracked how often PhD graduates were cited over a five-year period, finds strong evidence to support 바카라사이트 long-held belief that PhD graduates of well-known researchers are cited far more often than those without a starry supervisor, arguing that this kind of ¡°impact inequality¡± indicates how ¡°academia has become less open and more stratified over time¡±. Alluding to 바카라사이트 curve denoting 바카라사이트 persistence of income inequality between generations, 바카라사이트 ¡°academic Great Gatsby Curve¡± is greatest in philosophy, linguistics and perhaps surprisingly, ma바카라사이트matics, says 바카라사이트 paper by researchers from Italy, China and 바카라사이트 UK.