Background Literature

Below is a select list of recent publications related to the subject of the Workshop. All participants are strongly encouraged to skim through them. This background information will greatly help in the discussions at the Workshop.  

1. PhD training is no longer fit for purpose — it needs reform now, Editorial, Nature (2023)

2. Change of Plans - It's time to rethink the research-focused PhD, Insights, ASEE's PRISM Magazine (2024)

3. In Their Own Words: Empowering PhD Graduates with Essential Career Skills — Insights from Recent Alumni, CGS Research in Brief (2024)

4. Redesigning US STEM Doctoral Education to Create a National Workforce of Technical Leaders, Proc. ASEE (2023)

5. Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century - Summary, National Academies Report (2018)

6. UK model university-business collaboration agreements