
Kenneth Ruud
@kennethruud
Director General of the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment & prof. in theoretical chemistry UiT. Twitters largely about science and science policy.
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25-01-2013 22:03:48
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Junior researchers ‘cited more if PhD supervisor is well known’ timeshighereducation.com/news/junior-re… via Times Higher Education

Worth a few minutes reflection: Does research funding competition risk prioritising high-quality research over research that best can mitigate societal challenges? "The Rat Race for Research Funding Delays Scientific Progress" undark.org/2024/08/15/res… via Undark Magazine

Working in a Norwegian governmental institution, we are expected to increase efficiency. Perhaps also something publishers should consider, given that the APC for an individual article on average has increased by 26% over the past 4 years. eldiario.es/1_affa4a via elDiario.es


Greek Academia Under Siege by Rise of Predatory Journals greekcitytimes.com/2024/10/15/gre… via Greek City Times


‘Concerted effort’ needed to improve research data sharing timeshighereducation.com/news/concerted… via Times Higher Education

Beware social media ‘pitfalls’, universities tell researchers timeshighereducation.com/news/beware-so… via Times Higher Education


Academics’ time increasingly taken up with research security timeshighereducation.com/news/academics… via Times Higher Education

Kyle: Edinburgh supercomputer ‘did not exist’ without funding timeshighereducation.com/news/kyle-edin… via Times Higher Education

What the right’s ‘plagiarism war’ really tells us about academic writing timeshighereducation.com/depth/what-rig… via Times Higher Education

China sets new priorities for Double First-Class universities timeshighereducation.com/news/china-set… via Times Higher Education

Argentine academics flee austerity drive a year into Milei’s rule timeshighereducation.com/news/argentine… via Times Higher Education

Now the Taliban is banning lecturers from pursuing higher study abroad timeshighereducation.com/opinion/now-ta… via Times Higher Education

So, if the largest funder of basic research isn't going to fund research in the humanities, who will?: "Humanities expelled from key New Zealand research funding scheme" timeshighereducation.com/news/humanitie… via Times Higher Education

Hungarian universities stay blocked from EU grants despite appeal timeshighereducation.com/news/hungarian… via Times Higher Education

Will Finland’s big spending on R and D &D buy it the gift of growth?timeshighereducation.com/depth/will-fin… via Times Higher Education

Unscientific social science is trading under false pretences timeshighereducation.com/opinion/unscie… via Times Higher Education