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2018年09月26日

+STI Policy Articles Overseas (September 18-21, 2018) collected by CRDS

Center for Research and Development Strategy (CRDS)

This page is for weekly articles collected by the Center for R&D Strategies (CRDS) whose mission is to monitor, examine, and analyze the trends of 'STI and Society' and the policies in Japan and overseas. Based on the analyses, CRDS comes up with problems to be solved and proposes the solution and strategies to the government. The following articles mainly from the sources described below are expected to be of help to those involved in STI policymaking activities.

EU : EU Commission
European list of strategic research infrastructures expands into new areas
https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/european-list-strategic-research-infrastructures-expands-new-areas-2018-sep-11_en?utm_medium=email&utm_source=FYI&dm_i=1ZJN,5V7VO,R7OZG8,MXU9O,1  
 
EU :  *Research
Global differences in researcher mobility laid bare
https://www.researchresearch.com/news/article/?articleId=1377258 
 
EU : Science|Business
Old EU innovation body ‘will be eaten’ by new one, says MEP
https://sciencebusiness.net/framework-programmes/news/old-eu-innovation-body-will-be-eaten-new-one-says-mep?utm_medium=email&utm_source=FYI&dm_i=1ZJN,5V7VO,R7OZG8,MXU9N,1  
 
EU : Springer Nature
Accelerating open access: what is missing from Plan S
https://www.springernature.com/br/advancing-discovery/blog/blogposts/accelerating-open-access--what-is-missing-from-plan-s/16110314?utm_medium=email&utm_source=FYI&dm_i=1ZJN,5V7VO,R7OZG8,MXU8M,1　
 
(Reference: For Better Science)
Response to Plan S from Academic Researchers: Unethical, Too Risky!
https://forbetterscience.com/2018/09/11/response-to-plan-s-from-academic-researchers-unethical-too-risky/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=FYI&dm_i=1ZJN,5V7VO,R7OZG8,MXU8N,1 

(Reference: The Guardian)
Scientific publishing is a rip-off. We fund the research – it should be free
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/13/scientific-publishing-rip-off-taxpayers-fund-research?utm_medium=email&utm_source=FYI&dm_i=1ZJN,5V7VO,R7OZG8,MXU8E,1 

EU : Science|Business
Horizen Europe: The Essential Guide
https://sciencebusiness.net/report/horizon-europe-essential-guide?utm_medium=email&utm_source=FYI&dm_i=1ZJN,5V7VO,R7OZG8,MXU9N,1  
 
USA : The Chronicle of Higher Education
Hurricane Trump Bears Down on Science
https://www.chronicle.com/article/Hurricane-Trump-Bears-Down-on/244518?utm_medium=email&utm_source=FYI&dm_i=1ZJN,5V7VO,R7OZG8,MXU88,1  
 
USA : The Hill
Bringing science to policymaking
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/406586-bringing-science-to-policymaking?utm_medium=email&utm_source=FYI&dm_i=1ZJN,5V7VO,R7OZG8,MXU8A,1  
 
AUSTRALIA : Buzzfeed News
Australia's Had Six Science Ministers Since 2014. And None Of Them Held The Job For More Than 11 Months.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/elfyscott/australias-six-science-ministers-since-2014-and-none-of?utm_medium=email&utm_source=FYI&dm_i=1ZJN%2C5V7VO%2CR7OZG8%2CMXU9L%2C1  
 
R&D Funding : Nature
Ten years after the economic crash, R&D funding is better than ever
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-06634-4?utm_medium=email&utm_source=FYI&dm_i=1ZJN,5V7VO,R7OZG8,MXU8C,1  


 

Number of Papers : Nature
Thousands of scientists publish a paper every five days
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-06185-8?utm_medium=email&utm_source=FYI&dm_i=1ZJN,5V7VO,R7OZG8,MXU8C,1  
 
(Reference: Science)
Some scientists publish more than 70 papers a year. Here’s how—and why—they do it
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/some-scientists-publish-more-70-papers-year-here-s-how-and-why-they-do-it?utm_medium=email&utm_source=FYI&dm_i=1ZJN,5V7VO,R7OZG8,MXU89,1　
 
Women Scientists : Inside Higher education
Nevertheless She Persisted?
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/09/18/new-analysis-suggests-womens-success-stem-phd-programs-has-much-do-having-female?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=9971f19f3a-DNU_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-9971f19f3a-197536373&mc_cid=9971f19f3a&mc_eid=820fb3ca6a  
 
(Reference: NBER Working Paper) 
Nevertheless She Persisted? Gender Peer Effects in Doctoral STEM Programs
http://www.nber.org/papers/w25028.pdf 　
 

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• Institute for Research on Innovation & Science　 http://iris.isr.umich.edu/index.php/news/ 　
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• Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI http://www.isi.fraunhofer.de/isi-en/index.php
• Institute For Research and Innovation in Society http://ifris.org/en/actualites/
• NESTA http://www.nesta.org.uk/   
• Joint Research Centre （European Commission）  https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/