by crauter | Oct 29, 2009 | Research Funding
“On Tuesday 20 October a ‘Database of Cancer Uncertainties’ (DoCU) went live on the NICE website. The database will collate details of the major gaps in evidence which are identified during guidance development. These evidence gaps can then be...
by crauter | Oct 27, 2009 | Research Funding
On the 20th October, the RCUK launched its Framework document. It aims to show how publicly funded research enables the UK to have a “productive economy, healthy society and contribute to a sustainable world”. The basis of the framework rests upon these...
by crauter | Oct 27, 2009 | Research Funding
There has been much debate about this element of the REF proposals. Nobel laureates have raised objections. The Russell Group have stated that they are “broadly supportive of introducing a measure of the economic and social impact of research, provided that this...
by crauter | Oct 21, 2009 | Research Funding
In a news article on Nature.com, it was reported that Adrian Smith, Director-General for Science and Research at the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, had told a recent conference that “serious questions” would need to be asked about how...
by crauter | Oct 21, 2009 | Publishing, Research Funding
The Research Information Network (RIN) recently published a report on the effects of measures to evaluate the worth of research upon the publishing and citing behaviour of academic researchers. The report, “Communicating knowledge: how and why UK researchers...
by rtlloyd | Sep 28, 2009 | Research Funding
RIN (Research Information Network) have produced a handy fact sheet on research funding in the UK. It covers the dual funding system, full economic costing, and the changes to the reforms of the research assessment system. Available from RIN website.
