PhD reform

This week we will be discussing several recent articles calling for reform of the PhD system, which you can find here:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/472261a
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/472276a
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/472280a
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036307
http://www.scientists.org.nz/files/journal/2012-69/NZSR_69-2.pdf (pp.30-39)

One of our members also suggested watching this video about broader issues of educational reform:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U

Please feel free to discuss these articles using the comments section of this blog. All relevant contributions are welcome.