Oxford's Yarin Gal: PhD Students Must Lead Their Own Research

Oxford professor Yarin Gal argued that PhD training should cultivate independent researchers who lead their own projects, noting he screens CVs by first-author papers, a stance that sparked debate among students about collaboration culture and job market trade-offs.

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