European research universities group: doctoral supervisors should be trained

Image:  Europe’s premier university group has outlined a blueprint to drive up doctoral supervision standards across the continent, but the group has also acknowledged that some academics might be beyond help. In a paper published in February, the League of European Research Universities (LERU) says that researchers should have mandatory training in Ph.D. supervision and that the success of those they supervise should be a key factor in appraisals. But authors Helke Hillebrand and...