The US National Science Foundation in Arlington, Virginia, has launched an online forum to gather input about the future of graduate education. The impetus came from several years of reports from federal agencies and others that found that existing graduate programmes do not adequately prepare students for careers outside academia, says Ryan Bixenmann, part of the team that will maintain the discussion at nsfgradforum.wordpress. com. The forum will collect feedback on: mentoring, attracting women and minorities, preparing for jobs outside academia, building non-technical skills, and other issues. "We wanted input from the stakeholders," Bixenmann says.
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