Die Institutionalisierung der Forschungsförderung bildet ein bisher vernachlässigtes Gebiet der forschungspolitischen Analysen. Auf der Grundlage einer historischen und international vergleichenden Beschreibung wird in diesem Buch untersucht, inwiefern Fördersysteme als...

Is everything in a university for sale if the price is right? Since 1975, universities have been much more aggressive than they previously were in trying to make money from their research an educational activities. Many institutions have launched vigorous patent licensing programs, for-profit...

Countering recent arguments that we should "unbundle" or "disrupt" higher education, Jason Owen-Smith argues that research universities are unique gems that deserve our financial and social support. While they are complex and costly, their enduring value is threefold: they simultaneously act as...