Recent Articles
Responsible Innovation: Universities and public research institutes have to be radically adapted
René von Schomberg on Responsible Innovation and its dimension of societal impact.
What’s the Value of Social Science?
Prof. Lupia on the value of social science, its responsibilities, potentials and application.
An Accelerator for Science in Latin America: FAPESP
A driving force for Latin America’s research infrastructure: The São Paulo Research Foundation
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Current Issue
#Infrastructure
Science as we know it today would be simply impossible without a multitude of critical services that enable scientists to connect and to collaborate, to share and to disseminate knowledge. These infrastructures often remain in the background and only become visible when they no longer work. But what kind of infrastructure fits the demands of increasingly networked research? Who should build it and make it available? Who may use it and who may not? Our next dossier will deal with the topic of research infrastructure. Join us on the search for answers in the upcoming weeks!
What is this blog about?
This blog is not about actual elephants, it is about science.
But we are not covering the latest findings in elementary particle physics or essays on Luhmann’s system theory. This blog is about those untackled problems in science that everyone sees but nobody talks about.
Looked at in this way, this blog is about elephants after all: Elephants in the lab. One by one we will spot these elephants and discuss ways to tackle them and as we go along. And: Every post on this blog is actually citable with a separate DOI.
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Why are infrastructures of infrastructure important for research?
Pascale Ehrenfreund on the role of maintenance-intensive infrastructures, CC licenses, and the internet in the research of the DLR.
The Need for an African Lightsource
Setting up new infrastructures would play an important role in preventing best-trained African researchers from emigrating. The physicist Prosper Ngabonziza states that having a synchrotron light source would be very beneficial for the continent as a whole.
Towards a Global Research Infrastructure
We would all like a truly global research infrastructure, in much the same way as many would like world peace and global democracy. The point really is that we wouldn’t just like it, we need it.
The four faces of Twitter user’s activity around science.
Adrián A. Díaz-Faes analyses four dimensions of twitter metrics around science in a quantitative study.
Meet the Research Impact Canvas
Fecher and Kobsda introduce the Research Impact Canvas – a structured guide to plan science communication activities.
How can we establish sustainable Open Innovation?
Marion Poetz on what it takes to foster innovation in Science and how to make it more interesting for companies and organizations.
Increasing value in biomedical research
Evgeny Bobrov on strategies and approaches to increase the value of biomedical research.
Active but not Activists: Research communication by Scientists for Future
Gregor Hagedorn, the initiator of Science for Future, explains how Scientists for Future uses a pro-active form of science communication to draw attention to global challenges.
Helping Scientists: Increasing visibility and impact of research
How to support scientists in increasing the visibility and impact of their research? Tamika Heiden shows insights from her work.