The Student Mentoring Competence Network is part of the University of Freiburg's central student services. The mentoring measures accompany students throughout their studies, with the goal of lowering dropout rates, enhancing the attractiveness...

Cross-disciplinary research settings are highly challenging for young scientists. In our research centre, Ph.D. candidates with various disciplinary backgrounds are expected to cooperate. To support cooperation, we designed a Ph.D. programme that...

This paper aims to compare the way in which neo-liberal trends are impacting upon the attitudes and values of staff and students in the United Kingdom and Germany. The research is based upon qualitative and quantitative data from a dozen...