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CWTS Leiden Ranking 2019: indicators open access and gender 17 May 2019
The new indicators introduced in the 2019 edition of the Leiden Ranking provide large-scale systematic evidence to inform science policy discussions o...
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How biased information on the internet can influence research 06 March 2019
The internet is a good place to rapidly collect large amounts of data. But if you don’t watch out you’ll collect very biased, one-sided data. These we...
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Symposium 'Fairness and Transparency, towards responsible data science' 12 February 2019
On March 5, CWTS and the Leiden University Data Science Research Programme will organize the symposium ‘Fairness and Transparency, towards responsible...
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Radboud and Leiden transparency declaration 05 February 2019
Researchers from the Institute for Science in Society (Radboud University Nijmegen) and CWTS (Leiden University) organized a workshop on the use of IT...
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Open access books attract many more readers and slightly more citations 28 January 2019
Academics who offer their books free online reach many more readers and are cited slightly more often. Surprisingly enough, it has little effect on th...
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KWR and CWTS join forces in research on social impact 28 January 2019
KWR Watercycle Research Institute and the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University are collaborating in the area of socia...
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University rankings should be used in a responsible manner 26 September 2018
The Leiden Centre of Science and Techonology Studies has developed 10 principles that are intended to guide the responsible use of university rankings.
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CWTS chooses new leadership - Sarah de Rijcke new director 24 September 2018
The Centre for Science and Technology Studies (Leiden University) has adopted a new governance structure. As of January 1, 2019, the centre will be le...
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Sarah de Rijcke wins ERC Starting Grant 15 August 2018
With a success rate of approximately one in ten, receiving an ERC Starting Grant is a notable achievement. Recently, the European Commission announced...
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Five ERC Starting Grants for young Leiden University researchers 26 July 2018
The European Research Council has awarded a Starting Grant to five early career scientists from Leiden University. They received funding up to 1.5 mil...
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Impact Project at CWTS 17 July 2018
Since 1 April 2018, a new project on impact has been pursued by CWTS, coordinated by Anne Beaulieu. The project has been the occasion to focus on a nu...
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Ludo Waltman appointed as professor of Quantitative Science Studies 17 July 2018
Ludo Waltman has been appointed as professor of Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, especially Quantitative Science Studies, at Leiden Univers...
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Pasteurs Cube: a new model for classifying academic researchers? 26 June 2018
Applying a three-dimensional framework of research-related activities, Pasteur’s Cube helps to describe and study ‘use inspired’ academics at today’s ...
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Look again. 20 June 2018
The Leiden Ranking is much more than a simple list!
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Leiden Ranking: more than a league table 19 June 2018
Every year the Leiden Centre for Science and Technology Studies publishes the Leiden Ranking, a league table of universities based on the quality of t...