Blog Fragmentation in research data publishing – and how to fix it January 16, 2024 The landscape of open research data is ever-evolving, driven by the relentless advancement of technology and the burgeoning expectations of…
Blog Fragmentation: The divided research world – part two, siloed knowledge January 15, 2024 January 2024 marks the start of the second phase of our ‘Fragmentation of Research’ Campaign with a focus on the…
Blog Research on artificial intelligence – the global divides January 4, 2024 There is a large global divide in AI research and development, with the vast majority of research publications and funding…
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 In the spotlight: Have the SDGs failed to reduce fragmentation in global sustainability? November 27, 2023 2023 marks the halfway point between 2015 (the entry point of the Sustainable Development Goals – SDGs), and 2030 (the…
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 A multi-dimensional approach to assessing the impact of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) September 19, 2023 In this short, informal interview, Dr Briony Fane and Dr Juergen Wastl explain some of the methods behind their work…
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…