Europe Tries to Attract a New Generation of Academics

Traditional hiring practices are revamped to bring in young blood -- and avoid losses to the U.S.

By VIVIEN MARX

An e-mail message circulating among many European postdoctoral fellows titled "Lord of the Rings as an Allegory for the Ph.D." describes the trials and travails of a bright young hobbit who takes on scary and dangerous projects as he seeks knowledge,...

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