Openness the key to the Netherlands’ success
The Netherlands tops the lists for several ways of measuring research success. According to Ingrid van Engelshoven, the Minister for Education, Culture and Research, the primary success factor is...
View ArticleA long-term approach leads to creative basic research
“Undirected basic research is society’s investment in addressing future unknowns.” So says Lars Kloo, professor of applied physical chemistry. Curie has talked to three researchers about why basic...
View Article“Royals anchor research in society”
The Nordic countries have very similar attitudes and conditions when it comes to basic research. In international comparison, Denmark does best. “I think that people in Sweden, Norway and Finland are...
View ArticleUncertainty surrounding Brexit impacts on the research community
The United Kingdom has formally left the EU, but many issues are still up in the air. After a three-and-a-half year rollercoaster ride, British researchers are now waiting for definitive answers to how...
View ArticleSafeguarding collaboration with the United Kingdom
If the United Kingdom leaves the EU’s research collaboration, new initiatives will be needed to safeguard exchanges between Swedish and British researchers. This is the view of several experts. For...
View ArticleWhat happened in academia after #metoo?
#Metoo was an eye-opener for many and the beginning of several initiatives against sexual harassment in academia. Lisa Salmonsson, who led the Swedish #akademiuppropet, thinks that it has become easier...
View ArticleWhat is required to become a professor?
Swedish higher education institutions have been given more freedom to decide how to go about employing a professor. Since 2011, they have more freedom to decide the criteria on which to base the...
View ArticleResearch that makes you laugh, then think
How do you make frogs hover, or construct an excellent facemask from a bra? These are examples of research that has been awarded the Ig Nobel Prize. Research that first makes you laugh, and then think....
View ArticleCorona pandemic is making research more open
While the corona pandemic is closing national borders, a wave of openness is moving through the world of research. Collaboration, open data, and early publication are important ways to quickly increase...
View ArticleChasing quick results
The need to quickly increase knowledge about the corona pandemic has led to a tidal wave of new research findings, which are published without first having been reviewed by other researchers. They are...
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