When the federal budget funds scientific research, it’s the economy that benefits
Research dollars don't stay locked up in academia and government labs. R&D collaborations with the private sector are common – and grow the innovation economy.
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Academics can’t change the world when they’re distrusted and discredited
Populist movements are on the rise. Their supporters distrust the establishment, elites, authority and official sources. The post-truth world is a post-expert world.
Who feels the pain of science research budget cuts?
What are research dollars actually spent on? Rather than looking at artifacts like publications and patents, a new initiative directly tracks the people and businesses that receive research funding.
Is it time for a new model to fund science research in higher education?
With federal support for on-campus R&D dwindling as a percentage of GDP, keeping basic research afloat is a challenge. Schools and researchers are left to try to fill in the funding gaps.
University changes to academic contracts are threatening freedom of speech
A new clause being embedded in a number of university contracts attempts to restrict academics from speaking freely in public debate about issues that are outside their area of research.
What Berkeley’s budget cuts tell us about America’s public universities
State support for public research universities declined by 28 percent between 2003 and 2013. So, why does it matter?
Introducing The Conversation US’ Founding University Partners
Nineteen research universities join nine foundations in supporting the work of The Conversation US.
How good librarians have made themselves obsolete to some users
Libraries are warm, dry and safe spaces with free Internet, which many people need. But academics and researchers in the 21st century can get along very well without them.
AI ‘cheating’ scandal makes machine learning sound like a sport – it isn’t
The Chinese search engine Baidu was found to have cheated in a computer science competition.
How the REF’s regime of excellence is changing research for the worse
There can be little doubt that the research environment in universities is changing: it is now less a collegiate community of scholars than a competitive game of winners and losers. This transformation…
Interdisciplinary research must sit at the heart of universities
Bringing together great academic minds and diverse perspectives from different disciplines can transform university research. A recent project at Durham University called “Hearing the Voice” challenges…
Industry-funded inventions spur more innovation
A new study shows industry-funded academic research has a strong track record of leading to innovative patents and licences…
Spying on academics will not help fight terrorism
Universities in this country are under increased pressure to share information about the activities of students and staff whether for immigration purposes, in relation to activism on campus or even in…
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