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Talk and debate: how do we prevent science from harming the environment? 14 December 2021
Sustainability researchers can play an important role in the energy transition. But what if their partners are not (yet) sustainable and science itsel...
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A Community of Practice in responsible research across Europe 05 October 2021
Sarah de Rijcke has been awarded Wellcome funding to study and promote responsible research practices
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Laurens Hessels appointed Professor of the Social Value of Science 03 September 2021
Laurens 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 grants 02 September 2021
igraph, 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 reform 14 July 2021
The 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 Medal 30 March 2021
Ludo 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 impact 11 February 2021
Working 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 project 09 February 2021
CWTS 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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Nature Comment: Research integrity: nine ways to move from talk to walk 14 October 2020
Research 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 2020
A 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 launched 30 September 2020
CWTS 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 integrity 18 September 2020
On 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 modelling 24 June 2020
Experts 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 Sciences 11 June 2020
George 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 2020
The corona crisis has had a major effect on research. Sarah de Rijcke, Professor of Science and Evaluation Studies, and her group research the effects...