EMBO fellows go home

Gannon, Frank; Norman, Jennifer; Kriis, Mare; Walter, Anne; Breimer, Lars H.

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“…International exchange of ideas and experience is an important aspect, not least for countries of limited means either owing to poverty or a small population base (Breimer 1988;Gannon et al 1997). Doctoral theses are up-to-date unbiased reviews because they are subjected to examination, and contain considerable methodology set in context (Breimer and Mikhailidis 1991, 1993, 1994.…”

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Swedish biomedical PhD examination: an international forum and a proposed procedure for Europe

Breimer

2009

Scientometrics

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In 538 randomly selected Swedish biomedical PhDs from 2008, 50% of the external examiners came from abroad, most commonly USA and UK. The sex distribution between candidates was equal, while 17% of the external examiners were women. Twice as many women candidates as men had women examiners. Swedish PhDs are based on work published in international peer-reviewed journals; the median number of works per thesis was 4. The Swedish thesis examination system offers a model for international crossfertilisation.

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Swedish biomedical PhD examination: an international forum and a proposed procedure for Europe

Breimer

2009

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“…In contrast, the EMBO reports survey found that the overwhelming majority of former fellows found a position in their country of origin within 10 years after their PhD thesis (Figure 4). This confirms the results of a similar survey among those who received a fellowship in 1985 (Gannon et al ., 1997). While nearly two‐third of the polled scientists who received their PhD less than 6 years ago still work abroad, a mere quarter of those who received their PhD more than 5 years ago are still working outside Europe.…”

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