In support of the Rome Declaration on responsible research and innovation

After yesterday's publication of the results of the Research Excellent Framework (#REF2014) comes the post-mortem, introspection and then inevitable debate about REF2020. We will have to wait a wee while before we learn more about the impact assessment aspect of #REF2014 and the overall story it tells us about how research in higher education instiutions … Continue reading In support of the Rome Declaration on responsible research and innovation

Science in the Big Society

A quick post.  I meant to mention, and link to, this interesting post and discussion thread on Alice Bell's excellent blog on Wednesday.  It was prompted by a Royal Society blog by Jack Stilgoe.   In a nutshell it is a discussion of the relevance of the Big Society to science.  I notice that the British … Continue reading Science in the Big Society