bron: University World News By Richard Holmes Recently, criticism of global university rankings has intensified. The causes and the possible consequences of this discontent are diverse and the future is hard to see, but it is a good bet that, in a few years, the international ranking scene will look very different. As is often noted, global rankings began in 2003 with the first edition of the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) by...
A consulting firm working with government, universities, public research organisations and industry. Bringing deep expertise combined with leading consulting know-how. Auteur: Tim Cahil Rethinking Research Performance Management: Shifting from Counting to Impact Making Different Strategies Work for Research Organisations
The GYA, the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the International Science Council (ISC) Centre for Science Futures have released a synthesis paper which sets out the major drivers, opportunities and challenges for research evaluation reform and collates illustrative examples of change happening at global, regional, national and institutional levels. The paper is intended to serve as a prospectus for in-depth conversations with stakeholders inc...
Publiceren nieuwe stijl: medisch vakblad eLife experimenteert met een open source wijze van publiceren. 'Artikelen worden niet meer eerst finaal beoordeeld (en mogelijk afgewezen), maar zo snel mogelijk mét inhoudelijke toetsing en mogelijke aanpassingen van de auteur openbaar gemaakt. Afwijzen is er niet meer bij, want ook kritiek en discussie zijn waardevol, meent het blad. eLlife, opgericht in 2012, is een non-profit uitgave met open acce...