Anxious heads wrangle over RAE

Article Abstract:

Vice-chancellors have said that plans to simplify research funding in the UK have caused a serious rift in the government, with the Treasury and Department of Trade and Industry supporting a move to metrics while the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) id defending the RAE. The DfES has said that a working group is being set up to produce proposals on use of metrics in research assessment.

Government expenditures, Political aspects, Government finance

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Sussex PhDs in search of utopia seek wealthy allies

Article Abstract:

Sussex University PhD students have set up the Sussex Centre for the Individual Society (SCIS) research centre after becoming disillusioned. The SCIS will be based at the Sussex campus but is independent of the university and will raise its own funding.

Organizational history, Organization formation

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Tony fibs, little fudges and 900 entirely fictional patients

Article Abstract:

Recent cases of scientific fraud have led to questions of whether these are unusual or part and parcel of scientific method.Some academics argue that as fraud is a broad concept, some degree of deception is prevalent in all areas of research.

Police Protection, Fraud, Science, Research & Development, Basic Research, Analysis, Evaluation, Research

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