News
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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...
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Sarah de Rijcke appointed as professor of Science and Evaluation Studies 13 February 2018
As of February 1st, 2018, Sarah de Rijcke has been appointed as Professor of Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, especially Science and Evalua...
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Research at the Faculty in 2018: a sneak preview 24 January 2018
A new year that will bring all sorts of developments in the world of research. What are the new year’s resolutions in social sciences research at our ...
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Shower of prizes at the World Cultural Council ceremony in Leiden 09 November 2017
Leiden University celebrated the annual prize ceremony of the World Cultural Council (WCC) on 8 November with lectures by leading scientists in a fes...
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Comment in Nature on international mobility of researchers 09 October 2017
In the 4 October, 2017 issue of Nature appeared the comment entitled ‘Scientists have most impact when they're free to move’, an analysis measuring th...
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CWTS aims to develop novel approaches in research evaluation 20 June 2017
CWTS is proud to announce its new research programme for the period 2017-2022.
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WCC award ceremony: Distinctions for leading scientists 30 May 2017
This year, Leiden University is organising the 34th Award Ceremony of the World Cultural Council (WCC). Who will be the prize winners this year?
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Pieter's Corner: Can diversity be engineered? 11 May 2017
In discussions about today’s society and multiculturalism the word is constantly bandied back and forth: diversity. At Leiden University we aspire to ...
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A cabinet of curiosities for science policy 22 March 2017
How does the government know whether science policy has the desired effect? According to Professor Barend van der Meulen, a variety of evidence about...
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Research grant for Sarah de Rijcke 07 March 2017
Sarah de Rijcke (CWTS) receives a ZonMw Fostering Responsible Research Practices grant for the project 'Optimizing the responsible researcher: towards...
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PhD defense: What is a 'scientific breakthrough?' 14 February 2017
Jos Winnink will defend his PhD dissertation, entitled “Early-stage detection of breakthrough-class scientific research”, on Wednesday February 22, 20...