FW: Science budget: Funding by numbers

Several talks about research assessment in UK, Singapore, Australia, NZ etc.

"There are fears that the way excellence is measured may hinder the careers of young researchers."

Check Nature for more.


Research assessment: The limits of excellence

Nature. doi:10.1038/511S64a<http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/511S64a>

Author: Annabel McGilvray

Young researchers and interdisciplinary science might be getting short-changed by research assessment in Australia and New Zealand.



View article...<http://feeds.nature.com/~r/nature/rss/current/~3/7iaeg8Oyyik/511S64a>



Research metrics: Calling science to account

Nature. doi:10.1038/511S57a<http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/511S57a>

Author: Tim Thwaites

Systematic evaluation of scientific research might strengthen public support, but could it also stifle innovation? The issues were debated at a symposium in Melbourne.



View article...<http://feeds.nature.com/~r/nature/rss/current/~3/Eter1mUtYOs/511S57a>



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Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2014 10:00 AM
Author: Julie Gould
Subject: Science budget: Funding by numbers


Science budget: Funding by numbers

Nature. doi:10.1038/511S52a<http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/511S52a>

Author: Julie Gould

Australia and New Zealand both rely on assessment schemes to improve research quality, yet the money associated with each is very different. By Julie Gould.



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