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Nature 396, 609 (17 December 1998) | doi:10.1038/25201
German standstill as fewer chairs available
Tilmann Kiessling
Contrary to predictions, the number of academic chairs falling vacant in Germany has dropped by nearly a half since 1993, according to a study by the German Association of Universities.The Wissenschaftsrat, Germany's science council, recently forecast a "high demand" for new professors because the large number hired in the 1970s would reach retirement en bloc by the end of this decade.
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