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Centre for Science and Technology Studies

The Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) studies scientific research and its connections to technology, innovation, and society. Our research, bibliometric and scientometric tools, and evaluation expertise provide a solid basis for supporting research assessment and strategic decision making and for developing science policy.

What Affects Research Productivity: View from Inside the University
Dmitry Kochetkov, Ph.D. candidate at CWTS, together with colleagues from the Ural Federal University, analyzed factors affecting the performance of research groups.
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What lies ahead for research assessment reforms in Europe?
Alex Rushforth reflects on a recent announcement by the Council of the European Union to push ahead with an agreement on research assessment reforms across its member states.
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The growth of open peer review
The closed nature of the traditional journal peer review system is often criticized. Over the past two decades, significant efforts have been made to make peer review more open. Ludo Waltman and Nees Jan van Eck use data from Crossref to analyze the growth of open peer review.
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Publish Your Reviews - Promoting openness in peer review

Today the Publish Your Reviews initiative is launched, aimed at promoting openness in scientific peer review.

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The Research on Research Institute (RoRI) embarks on its next five years of research on research

Today marks the start of RoRI’s Phase 2.

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Practicing Informed Consent; Dilemmas and experiences in social science research

Event organised by FSW Ethics Review Committee Social Sciences on June 7, 2022, FSW, Leiden University.

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No seminars are planned at the moment.

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