The ‘Academic Nachwuchs’ Label in Germany
Ein Forscher, eine Forscherin ist meines Erachtens mit Abschluss der Promotion wissenschaftlich mündig.
After earning a PhD, a scholar has, in my opinion, reached academic adulthood.
I have only ever heard the German term Nachwuchs in an academic context, which I understood to be a label for people rather junior in the profession, “trainees” or “young ones,” if you will. The word sounds … Continue reading
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Hans Lindenstaedt, “Wissen ist Macht” (Knowledge is Power), pre-1914 Source: Kunstbibliothek Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, no. 14050132. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 DE[/caption]
