Scholarly R&D: coping with cuts
It's inevitable there are going to be cuts in research funding. But even in the downturn, there are success stories for those who are prepared to show evidence of value.
Jonathan Adams, Director of Research Evaluation for Thomson Reuters, sees core data being used in new ways to help research organizations demonstrate a return on investment. "Everyone is expecting cuts," he said. "We can now supply new services and analytical reports to help these organizations to come out on top when times get good again." Even in the downturn there are success stories for those who are prepared to show evidence of value.
Bucking the trend
The University of Leeds is expanding its research program despite the downturn. Professor Peter Buckley, Director of the Centre for International Business at Leeds attributed the success to a concentration on areas of "outstanding research capability" and moving researchers to publish in high-impact journals. "We recently broke into the top one per cent for citations in the field of Economics and Business," he said. "Achieving consistent high grades in research-assessment exercises means we have been able secure the funding to expand research capacity of the School."
See our Intelligent Information for Life interview with Jonathan Adams.
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See our Intelligent Information for Life interview with Jonathan Adams.
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