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Laurens Hessels appointed Professor of the Social Value of Science03 September 2021Laurens Hessels was appointed Professor by Special Appointment, lecturing in the Social Value of Science at Leiden University, effective 1 September 2...
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Network analysis library igraph receives two grants02 September 2021igraph, an important open source network analysis library, will receive two grants of $400,000 (approximately €340,000) over the course of the next tw...
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Sarah de Rijcke participates on a $1.2M grant awarded to DORA to accelerate research assessment reform14 July 2021The project will further the development of policies, practices, and capabilities in responsible academic career assessment.
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Ludo Waltman awarded the Derek de Solla Price Medal30 March 2021Ludo Waltman, professor of Quantitative Science Studies at Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), has been awarded the Derek de Solla Price...
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Social and Behavioural Sciences: from insight to impact11 February 2021Working towards resilient communities, transparency in science and connecting with the employment market – these are the three key themes being addres...
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CWTS is participating in RIPEET, another territorial RRI project09 February 2021CWTS is has been successful in another H2020 SwafS-14 call on territorial RRI. We are participating in a Coordination and support (CSA) project, RIPEE...
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Sports Centre celebrates 50 years21 October 2020Online competitions, online sports, dietary advice for staff and students and 'What do they eat for lunch?' The first 'volunteer' is Vice-Rector Heste...
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Nature Comment: Research integrity: nine ways to move from talk to walk14 October 2020Research integrity is vital for good research. How to make it an inseparable part of research culture takes more than having rules and procedures in p...
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Social Science Matters: How useful is deprivation of liberty?14 October 2020A new bill is currently under debate in the Netherlands, advocating raising the prison sentence for manslaughter from 15 to 25 years. ‘This very serio...
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Initiative for Open Abstracts launched30 September 2020CWTS is proud to be one of the founding organisations of the Initiative for Open Abstracts. This initiative calls on scholarly publishers to make thei...
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LOWI conclusion: former employee did breach scientific integrity18 September 2020On 28 July 2020, the Netherlands Board on Research Integrity (LOWI) concluded that a former employee of Leiden University breached several rules of sc...
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Five principles to preserve social trust in scientific modelling24 June 2020Experts from several disciplines have raised concerns about the use of seemingly precise models to guide policies in matters as complex as the current...
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Paul Wouters on what the Black Lives Matter-movement means for Social and Behavioural Sciences11 June 2020George Floyd's death still leads to fierce protests against police violence and racism on a daily basis in the United States and abroad. We asked Paul...
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‘I miss the fieldwork on the ships’29 May 2020The corona crisis has had a major effect on research. Sarah de Rijcke, Professor of Science and Evaluation Studies, and her group research the effects...
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Network analysis package igraph receives funding28 May 2020
Networks play an important role in various studies, ranging from analysing epidemics in human populations to studying connectivity in electrical circu...