Blog In the spotlight: Social sciences’ second key ingredient for research success February 12, 2024 The second in our series of Spotlights on the four key ‘ingredients’ of social sciences research, which make up the…
Blog Women’s first publications in decline after decades of growth February 8, 2024 For decades, the proportion of women publishing their first academic publication has increased. However, following the COVID-19 pandemic, this growth…
Blog Fragmentation of AI research: A blog series December 7, 2023 AI research has become fragmented across disciplines, geography, and policy. Specialised subfields rarely collaborate, limiting spread of innovations from one…
Blog In the spotlight: English as the lingua franca in science December 4, 2023 Is it time for the scientific world to acknowledge and embrace work published in all languages, to help diversify and…
Blog Rank outsiders October 16, 2023 Last month saw the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024 published to the usual fanfare of marketing…
Blog A tale of two pharmas – Global North and Global South October 3, 2023 In this blog we present findings from a bibliometric evaluation of scientific publications that include a contribution from the top…
Blog Exploring fragmentation: A divided research world September 25, 2023 This article sets out what we mean by fragmentation in the context of research, and how we will explore the…
Blog Fragmentation: a divided research world? September 25, 2023 Research has the power to change lives, break down barriers and create unity & equity. When the research community solves…
Blog Five measures that chart the rise of Chinese influence in global research October 18, 2022 If China continues on its current path, within a decade it will be vying for pre-eminence in its ability to…
Blog Is research reaching the reader? March 9, 2022 How research is communicated is central to the function of a healthy research community and, as such, is close to…