The 2021 Nobelists

Lessons for Higher Education, Science, and Society

Authors

  • Philip G. Altbach Center for International Higher Education, Boston College
  • Tessa DeLaquil Center for International Higher Education, Boston College

Keywords:

Nobel prize, 2021 science Nobelists, US dominates Nobel prizes, research universities and Nobel prizes

Abstract

The 2021 Nobel prizes in science reveal much about trends in higher education and science. They show that only top global universities produce Nobelists and that the winners are educated at top universities. The United States and United Kingdom currently have an advantage. Nobel laureates are born in a diversity of countries but often migrate to the United States. The 2021 Nobelists in the sciences include no women—and women are in general dramatically underrepresented.

Author Biographies

Philip G. Altbach, Center for International Higher Education, Boston College

Philip G. Altbach is research professor and distinguished fellow, Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, US. Emails: altbach@bc.edu

Tessa DeLaquil, Center for International Higher Education, Boston College

Tessa DeLaquil is PhD student and research assistant, Center for International Higher Education, Boston College,
US. Email: tessa.delaquil@bc.edu

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Published

2022-01-07

How to Cite

Altbach, P. ., & DeLaquil, T. (2022). The 2021 Nobelists: Lessons for Higher Education, Science, and Society. International Higher Education, (109), 3–4. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/14469

Issue

No. 109 (2022): Winter Issue

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