Do they matter: Academic rankings
August 13, 2018
While celebrating our accomplishments reflected through rankings, we also pause to recognize the important metrics and impacts that they miss. … More Do they matter: Academic rankings
Tag: academic research
Pride and Prejudice (and University Program Rankings)
July 17, 2017
A less diverse research team is more likely to produce results that have lower impact. … More Pride and Prejudice (and University Program Rankings)
Innovation, Clusters and Universities
June 12, 2017
In response to the Great Depression of the 1930s, economically depressed jurisdictions used an approach, termed as “smokestack chasing”. Regional governments recruited industrial firms to enhance job creation by providing them with tax incentives, land use privileges and loans. Society was transformed. From being primarily agricultural, many regions quickly reorganized into manufacturing and resource extraction economies. … More Innovation, Clusters and Universities
University rankings, research and homophily
September 26, 2016
For university research, a less diverse team is more likely to produce fewer citations to its papers. Likewise, the more diverse a university leadership team, the more likely it will be to further the university’s mission and make an even greater impact on our world. … More University rankings, research and homophily
Why we do research in universities
October 13, 2015
It is true that undergraduates pay (almost) everyone’s salaries in research universities. Critics contend that as a consequence the research done in universities drives up undergraduate tuition. Their argument is that the more researchers there are in a university the more undergraduates will be asked to pay for their remuneration and support. However, although pertinent to U.S. universities, a 1997 … More Why we do research in universities
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