Sociologist of science, focusing on research assessment reform, uses of performance indicators and nonprofit open scholarly platforms @cwtsleiden
Joined October 2020
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What is disruption in science? I am looking for a prospective PhD student to study disruption theoretically, qualitatively and quantitatively at Aarhus University. If interested in developing your own project under our open call, in collaboration with me, please get in touch.
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Future-proof Open Access Publishing in NL: petition is open to sign. A call to commit to community values and #openscience principles in new publishing contracts 👉openscienceretreat.eu/call-t…
This petition was initiated during the Open Science Retreat in Schoorl in March 2024.
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Universities need to pivot to teaching retired people more: (i) wealthy growing share of the population with time to spare (ii) huge potential for de-radicalization by putting them in touch with recent research - they vote more, they can't live in a parallel information universe
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Problems with paying to publish
Publication fees have made many journals inaccessible to scholars worldwide at a time when #openscience is widely promoted!
What are the issues with this model? Read this article by Thed van Leeuwen & @andrebrasilbsb
hdl.handle.net/11250/3136467
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In this week's @Nature, we're asking readers to reflect on the PI funding model: Is it fundamentally broken? If it is, what might the alternatives be? The editorial nature.com/articles/d41586-0… includes a survey for research hiring managers: and a poll: linkedin.com/showcase/nature…
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🎉We are excited to announce that our @cwts colleagues @ThomasFranssen, @AlexRushforth & @juditvar co-developed the brand-new bachelor's programme “Science for Sustainable Societies” with several colleagues across @LeidenU.
More information here 👉 universiteitleiden.nl/en/edu…
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Many thanks to CWTS in Leiden for inviting me to talk about the issue of administrative burden at universities next Friday at 3pm CEST. As part of this, I will present some of the key findings from our admin burden survey conducted across Australian universities last year.
In next Friday's seminar at CWTS, @PeterWoelert will talk about "Administrative burden in universities: Key dimensions, potential drivers, and implications for university-based research"
🗓️ Fri 14 June 2024, 3.00 PM (CEST)
📌at CWTS & online
More info 👇
cwts.nl/seminars/announcemen…
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Interview with J. Cole on sociology of science: founding and development of the field !
The essays in this book trace the development and institutionalization of the sociology of science. Find out why in this author interview with Columbia News. buff.ly/3QScfiA
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🆕 Interesting paper published about practising responsible research assessment.
👏 Congrats to @RushforthAlex & Sarah de Rijcke
📰 Read the paper here 👉academic.oup.com/rev/advance…
🆕"Practicing responsible research assessment: Qualitative study of faculty hiring, promotion, and tenure assessments in the United States" by @RushforthAlex and Sarah De Rijcke:
doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvae… #OpenAccess 🔓
A part of Project TARA sfdora.org/project-tara/ 1/2
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And being cited in policy documents is not a good predictor of policy impact. It is only a fraction of science advice that ever gets cited: the rest gets circulated, translated, and co-opted in so many other important ways that creates impact and policy change
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Do Nudges Work? Debate over the effectiveness of ‘nudge’ provides a salutary lesson on the influence of social science
#Nudge wp.me/p4m9em-bLa
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🔎 Vacancy: PhD candidate Reconfiguring Research Quality
Are you interested in studying #ResearchAssessment reform movements? We have an exciting PhD position opening up at @cwtsleiden ! The deadline for application is on February 27, 2024. careers.universiteitleiden.n…
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Extremely interesting job post at CWTS Leiden.
Deadline this week! @cwtsleiden
careers.universiteitleiden.n…
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In the latest c:o/re shorts video @b_penders talks about his research on the credibility of scientists and their claims, the scientific reform movement and his everyday life as a Fellow at KHK c:o/re.
📺You can now watch it on our new YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=vOvWyQd6…
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I'd like to submit a proposal for an edited collection of studies with working-class people in HE with the intention to include voices from academics, students, Prof services, admin, ancillary workers & others. Would anyone be interested collaborating/contributing? #workingclass
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We are very excited to announce our new board of directors! Starting on 01 January 2024, our new scientific director @LudoWaltman will take over together with Tjitske Holtrop, Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner and @ClaraCalero1 as deputy directors. cwts.nl/news?article=n-s2z2c…
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Join us for #EASST4S2024 in Amsterdam to discuss: *Scientific cultures in conflict and transition: Studying reform in action* | @RushforthAlex & @Nicole_C_Nelson We welcome papers from all across the #metasci and #sts communities. 1/ easst4s2024.net/open-panels/…
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Hear from Neil Jacobs, the Head of our Open Research Programme, about what the UK needs to do as we rejoin the European research programmes researchprofessionalnews.com…
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A new project looks at how ‘research assessment’ affects research in Australia.
Spanning researchers across science and the humanities, the report found difficulties with the current approach to research assessment, writes Kevin McConkey (@UNSW). theconversation.com/you-only…
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Much discussion about societal implications of #AI this week! But what might be the societal implications of increasing AI and automation in research? @barb_rib @priscila_ferri and I raise some questions from a neglected #scipolicy perspective:
researchprofessionalnews.com… #AISummit