The century of science: the global triumph of the research university

A multicultural, international team of authors examine the global rise of scholarly research in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and health (STEM+) fields.

This insightful text provides historical and sociological understandings of the ways that higher education has become an institution that, more than ever before, shapes science and society.

Case studies, supported by the most historically and spatially extensive database on STEM+ publications available, of selected countries in Europe, North America, East Asia, and the Middle East, emphasise recurring themes: the institutionalisation and differentiation of higher education systems to the proliferation of university-based scientific research fostered by research policies that support continued university expansion leading to the knowledge society.