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Journal articles on the topic "Public Research Funding and Research Policy":
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Saunders, Carla, Afaf Girgis, Phyllis Butow, Sally Crossing, and Andrew Penman. "Beyond scientific rigour: Funding cancer research of public value." Health Policy 84, no. 2-3 (December 2007): 234–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2007.05.002.
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Kishi, Naoko. "How does policy focus influence scientific research?" Science and Public Policy 47, no. 1 (November 21, 2019): 114–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scz051.
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Abstract Policy focus gives scientists an incentive to pursue specific research subjects and influences a trend of scientific research. This study examines how public grant is allocated for stem cell research in Japan and shows that scientists are likely to advance their research toward the direction led by policy. Since Japanese scientists discovered a method to generate induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) in 2006, public financial and institutional support has skewed toward iPSC. The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for iPSC has also had an impact on policy and scientists’ selection of stem cells. Scientists in the top universities are likely to select iPSC research. In addition, iPSC research obtains more amount of public grant funding than other stem cell research. However, scientists’ age has no relevant impact on selecting iPSC research. Finally, this study concludes that targeted public funding skews knowledge portfolio by scientists in a nascent field.
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Lepori, Benedetto. "Public research funding and research policy: a long-term analysis for the Swiss case." Science and Public Policy 33, no. 3 (April 1, 2006): 205–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.3152/147154306781779019.
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Hallonsten, Olof, and Charlotte Silander. "Commissioning the University of Excellence: Swedish research policy and new public research funding programmes." Quality in Higher Education 18, no. 3 (October 16, 2012): 367–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13538322.2012.730715.
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Bernet, Patrick M. "The Increasing Importance of Public Health Funding Research." Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 18, no. 4 (2012): 303–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/phh.0b013e31825aadc5.
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Doraisami, Anita, and Alex Millmow. "Funding Australian economics research: Local benefits?" Economic and Labour Relations Review 27, no. 4 (October 26, 2016): 511–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1035304616676161.
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In Australia there is a systematic ranking of academic research performance, with a major impact metric being based on publications in prestigious journals. Other countries like Britain with its Research Excellence Framework also have similar metrics. While much analysis and publicity is devoted to the rankings of the quality of research, there has been very little focus on how this ranked research has then gone on to make a public policy impact. In the case of the economics discipline, there has been little exploration of the relationship between publication in a high-ranked journal and contribution to an analysis of Australia’s most pressing economic issues. This article investigates the extent to which articles in the Diamond list of journals from 2001 to 2010 addressed Australian economic issues. Our results indicate that articles on current policy issues accounted for a very modest fraction of total Diamond list journal articles. One possible explanation for this finding, which is investigated further, is the correlation between an economics department’s Excellence in Research Australia ranking and the number of staff who obtained their doctorates from an overseas university. Such a correlation has implications for the status afforded to economics research with a specific national focus.
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Carlton, Stuart, Carolyn Foley, and Tomas Höök. "Sea Grant Research Funding: Advancing the Scientific Discourse by Addressing Local Research Priorities." Oceanography 37, no. 1 (2024): 140–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2024.211.
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Scientific research is often supported by public funds for the public good, and there is a trend toward using public funds to support actionable science that can be integrated into policy or practice. Funding agencies can set research priorities through the focus and timing of their research calls and funding decisions. There is a need to study funding models to better understand the relationship between agency priorities and scientific discourse. We present a case study of the National Sea Grant College Program’s research funding. Sea Grant is a federally funded network of 34 state- or territory-based programs that fund research and perform education and outreach work on coastal environmental and natural resource issues. Individual Sea Grant programs set research priorities based on local needs, often focusing on actionable science. To assess the contributions of Sea Grant-funded research, we analyzed available citations and abstracts from Web of Science and examined patterns in article authors, journals, citations, keywords, and abstracts. The study shows that Sea Grant has significantly contributed to the scientific literature while being effective on cost-per-publication and cost-per-citation bases. The results illustrated how targeted funding can address important local issues while substantially contributing to the broader scientific literature.
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Caulfield, Timothy. "Stem Cell Research and Economic Promises." Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 38, no. 2 (2010): 303–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-720x.2010.00490.x.
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Policy arguments in support of stem cell research often use economic benefit as a key rationale for permissive policies and increased government funding. Economic growth, job creation, improved productivity, and a reduction in the burden of disease are all worthy goals and, as such, can be used as powerful rhetorical tools in efforts to sway voters, politicians, and funding agencies. However, declarations of economic and commercial benefit — which can be found in policy reports, the scientific literature, public funding policies, and the popular press — have arguably created a great deal of expectation. Can stem cell research deliver on the economic promise? And what are the implications of this economic ethos for the researchers who must work under its shadow?
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Cocos, Marta, and Benedetto Lepori. "What we know about research policy mix." Science and Public Policy 47, no. 2 (January 23, 2020): 235–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scz061.
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Abstract The research policy (RP) arena has been transforming in recent years, turning into a policy mix encompassing the diversity of policy instruments embedded in, and following different policy rationales and aims. Its complexity defies attempts for complex comparative analysis and eventually, a better understanding of what kind of (mixes of) funding instruments work better than others and in which situations. In this article, we address this gap by developing a conceptual framework that allows us to build the policy mix idea into the analysis of research funding instruments (RFIs), by relying on four dimensions: policy rationales, implementation modalities, policy actors, and the funding instruments interactions. We base our work on a careful literature review, especially drawing on the work of researchers who have developed similar frameworks in other policy areas, bringing it together with that of RP scholars, capturing the issues that are key to analyzing and understanding RFIs.
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Durvasula, Maya, Lisa Larrimore Ouellette, and Heidi Williams. "Private and Public Investments in Biomedical Research." AEA Papers and Proceedings 111 (May 1, 2021): 341–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/pandp.20211105.
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Recent policy attention has focused on proposals to reduce prices for drugs that have received public funding. From an implementation perspective, such policies rely on public disclosure of government support for research. In this paper, we highlight two conceptual problems with past attempts to measure these public disclosures and construct a new dataset that corrects for these problems. Our corrected measures suggest that underreporting of public research support is less of an issue than previously thought.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Public Research Funding and Research Policy":
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Lanoë, Marianne. "The evaluation of competitive research funding : .an application to French programs." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018BORD0363/document.
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Cette thèse a pour objectif d'analyser l'efficacité de la mise en place de nouvelles politiques de recherche visant à modifier le mode d'allocation des financements aux chercheurs académiques en France. Avec la création de l'Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) en 2005, l'orientation donnée concède un poids plus important à l'allocation des financements de manière compétitive entre les chercheurs, approche basée sur le modèle compétitif Anglo-saxon, en complément du système traditionnel d'attribution de financements récurrents aux laboratoires de recherche. De plus, en 2010 a été initié par le gouvernement le Programme d'Investissement d'Avenir (PIA), pour soutenir la recherche en France. Par ce biais, certains centres de recherche en compétition ont été sélectionnés, après évaluation de leur projet, pour obtenir des subventions substantielles afin d'améliorer leur visibilité au niveau mondial. Le premier chapitre porte sur l'étude de l'influence de l'originalité et de la nouveauté de la recherche menée sur la décision des chercheurs de soumettre un projet à un programme de l'ANR, et sur la sélection du projet et son financement par l'agence. Le second chapitre étudie les effets de l'obtention d'un financement sur projet de l'ANR sur divers indicateurs relatifs à la production scientifique ex-post des chercheurs sélectionnés. Le troisième chapitre est consacré à l'analyse de programmes d'attribution compétitive de subventions supplémentaires à des universités (IDEX) et des laboratoires de recherche français (LABEX), de manière à faire émerger des centres d'excellence. Nous étudions l'impact de cette politique sur les performances scientifiques ex-post des chercheurs et enseignants-chercheurs concernés, avec une application à l'Université de BordeauxThe objective of this thesis is to analyze the efficiency of the implementation of new research policies, which change the rationale of funding allocation to academic researchers in France. The creation of the French funding agency 'Agence Nationale de la Recherche' (ANR) in 2005 gives a higher weight to grants allocated in a competitive way, in addition to the traditional block funds allocated to laboratories. This approach is based on the rationale of introducing some competition between researchers and to award only those who prepare the best proposals. Furthermore the program 'Investissement d'Avenir' (PIA), initiated by the French government in 2010, has been implemented to foster research excellence. Thus some competing universities obtain high level of funding in order to improve their international visibility. The first chapter of the thesis studies to what extent do funding agencies support novel research. We investigate the influence of the originality of conducted research over the decision of the researchers to apply and over the evaluation of the projects by the agency. In the second chapter, we assess and quantify the impact of receiving a competitive grant from the ANR on several indicators measuring the ex-post research performances of grantees. Our study is based on a database covering all the applications to the ANR between 2005 and 2009. The third chapter studies the implementation of a policy based on the allocation of a substantial competitive subvention to some selected universities and research laboratories. We investigate how this policy impacts the ex-post research performances of the researchers and faculty members with an application to the University of Bordeaux
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Adeniran, Olayemi, and Kate E. Beatty. "The Role of Public Health Funding and Improvement of Health Status of Rural Communities." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6863.
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Local Health Departments (LHDs) are administrative unit of a local or state government, concerned with the health of a community or county. There are approximately 2,800 agencies or units that meet the profile definition of LHD. These LHDs vary in size and composition depending on the population they serve. However, all these communitybased agencies share a common mission of “protecting and improving community wellbeing by preventing disease, illness, and injury while impacting social, economic, and environmental factors fundamental to excellent health”. One of the ongoing challenge of a focus on community-level, population-based prevention is the manner in which local public health agencies have been funded. Most LHDs funding comes from federal funds, supplemented by state and local funds. Many of these funds come to LHDs through competitive grants programs. This study was therefore undertaken to investigate the sources of funding for the Local Public Health Agencies, according to geography specifically rurality. We utilized the data already compiled by the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) in 2013. The population served by these health agencies were compared to the funding sources, and one –way ANOVA to estimate the significance between these variables. Our dependent variables were assigned to be the funding sources, while the independent variables were the two population categories –rural and urban. A categorical variable reflecting three levels of rurality was constructed using RUCA codes. “Urban” included census tracts with towns with populations >50,000. “Large rural” included census tracts with towns of between 10,000 and 49,999 population and census tracts tied to these towns through commuting. “Small rural” included census tracts with small towns of fewer than 10,000 population, tracts tied to small towns, and isolated census tracts. Furthermore, we also determined the proportion of revenue from these funding sources received by these three population groups. All analyses were completed using SPSS. There were no differences in the amount of revenues received by both the large and small rural and urban agencies from the State & Federal sources (p value = 0.182). However, urban agencies receive more funding from Medicare and Medicaid services (19.9%) compared to small rural with 6.9% (p<0.001). Comparatively, the amount of revenue generated by rural agencies is just a fraction of what the urban agencies generate. Residents of rural areas in the United States tend to be older and poorer, report more risky health behaviors, have more barriers to accessing health care, and have worse health status and health outcomes than do their urban counterparts. These rural LHDs have fewer resources and face strenuous challenges in carrying out their activities of keeping the community safe due to limited revenues. Until public health agencies are firmly connected to payment and funding mechanisms across the health system, communities, the overall health system and accountable care organizations will not see the true benefits of population-focused, community-based, prevention services.
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Masters, Paula, Alyssa Lovelace, Kate E. Beatty, and Deborah Slawson. "Aligning Funding and Practice to Develop Sustainable Childhood Obesity Programming." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6849.
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Veillard, Hélène. "Les lauréat·es : ce que l'ERC fait aux professions scientifiques. Les cas des sciences de l'univers et de l'histoire en France." Electronic Thesis or Diss., université Paris-Saclay, 2024. http://www.theses.fr/2024UPASU002.
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À l'intersection d'une sociologie des professions scientifiques, des sciences et de l'action publique, cette thèse analyse les interactions entre un dispositif particulier de financement sur projet de la recherche européenne d'« excellence », celui de l'European Research Council (ERC), et les logiques de carrières professionnelles des chercheur·es en sciences de l'univers et en histoire, ceci dans le contexte universitaire français. Ancrée dans les travaux étudiant les modifications de la recherche sous l'effet de ce mode de management du financement sur projet, cette thèse étudie la façon dont les identités des chercheur·es, mais aussi les relations individuelles et collectives de la science se reconfigurent à partir de l'appel à projet spécifique que constitue l'ERC. Ainsi, à partir du cas de la sélection d'individus et de projets d'« excellence », ce travail interroge la fabrique des « lauréat·es » à travers un jeu intriqué d'incitations institutionnelles au dépôt de projets, de configurations de marchés universitaires nationaux et internationaux, ainsi que de logiques de fonctionnement et de cultures épistémiques plurielles.Alors que le dispositif sociotechnique de l'ERC à l'échelle européenne et les mesures incitatives au niveau national concourent à renforcer le financement d'une recherche exploratoire, individuelle et d'« excellence », comment dans ce cadre les scientifiques lauréat·es conçoivent-ils·elles leur candidature et l'obtention du projet à l'ERC ? En prenant le parti de suivre les cheminements et les différentes étapes suivies par les lauréat·es dans le cours de « leurs » projets, cette thèse scrute les cheminements individuels vers le statut de candidat·e en identifiant quatre logiques d'engagement (idée, financement, indépendance et carrière). La rédaction du projet questionne quant à elle les formes d'adéquation, d'adaptation et de traduction de soi et de son projet dans la candidature selon la perception des attendus du financeur. Le projet obtenu, c'est à la question de l'identité de chercheur·e des lauréat·es à laquelle nous nous intéressons en analysant les modalités de mise en œuvre d'un « collectif personnalisé en mode projet », non exempt d'un souci du collectif et des carrières d'autrui. Enfin, l'analyse revient de façon plus générale sur les effets de l'ERC sur les trajectoires des scientifiques des deux disciplines observées depuis le point de vue des enquêté·es, interrogeant ainsi l'émergence de voies contemporaines de carrières scientifiques renouveléesThis doctoral dissertation explores the ramifications of a specific European research funding initiative, namely the European Research Council (ERC), within the broader context of the sociology of scientific professions, science, and public action. Focused on researchers in the realms of universe sciences and history within the academic landscape of French universities, this study systematically examines the transformative impact induced by the ERC's project-based funding paradigm on the dynamics of research. Scrutinizing alterations in the identities of researchers and the intricate fabric of both individual and collective scientific relationships, the thesis closely examines the distinct call for projects put forth by the ERC. By analyzing the selection processes leading to the identification of "excellent" individuals and projects, the investigation dissects the intricate interplay between institutional incentives for project submissions, national and international configurations of the university market, operational logics, and a diverse array of epistemic cultures.The socio-technical framework of the European Research Council (ERC) at the European level and the incentive policies at the national level are strategically devised to enhance the support for exploratory, individual, and "excellent" research endeavors. In this context, an inquiry arises: How do the recipients of ERC grants perceive their application process to the ERC and evaluate the success of their respective projects? The narrative meticulously traces the trajectories of laureates throughout the lifecycle of their projects. This involves a close scrutiny of the rationales underpinning their decision to seek ERC funding, the intricacies of candidacy construction, and an exploration of the identities of laureates tasked with orchestrating personalized collectives within the project mode. The dissertation culminates in a thorough analysis of the broader implications of ERC funding on the careers of scientists in the observed disciplines, as articulated by the interviewees
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Mow, Karen Estelle, and n/a. "Research Grant Funding and Peer Review in Australian Research Councils." University of Canberra. Administrative Studies, 2009. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20091214.152554.
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This thesis considers the effects of research funding process design in the
Australian Research Council (ARC) and the National Health and Medical
Research Council (NHMRC). The program delivery mechanisms that the
ARC and NHMRC use differ in detail and each council claims to be using
the best selection model possible. Neither council provides evidence that
peer review is the best possible way of delivering government funding for
research and neither can produce empirical evidence that they use the
best possible peer review model to determine excellence.
Data used in this thesis were gathered over several years, forming a
comparative case study of the Australian Research Council and the
National Health and Medical Research Council, with illustrative data from
comparable international organizations in the UK and USA. The data
collection included: a survey of applicants, semi-structured interviews
with experienced panel members and former staff, observation of selection
meetings, and examination of publications by and about the research
councils.
Researchers firmly believe in peer review and their confidence enables the
system to function. However, the mechanisms of grant selection are not
well understood and not well supported by applicants, who criticize the
processes used to assess their work, while supporting the concept of peer
selection.
The notion of excellence is problematic; judgements of excellence are made
within frameworks set by the research councils and vary across
disciplines. Allocation of research funding depends on peer review
assessment to determine quality, but there is no single peer review
mechanism, rather, there exist a variety of processes.
Process constraints are examined from the perspectives of panel members,
peer reviewers, council staff and applicants. Views from outside and inside
the black box of selection reveal the impacts of process design on
judgements of excellence and decision-making capacity. Peer reviewers in
selection panels are found to use a range of differentiating strategies to
separate applications, with variance evident across disciplines and
research councils. One dominant criterion emerges in both the ARC and
NHMRC processes, track record of the applicants.
Program delivery mechanisms enable and constrain selection but every
peer panel member has to make selection decisions by defining discipline
standards and negotiating understandings within the panel. The extent to
which peers can do this depends on the number of applications assigned
to them, the size of the applicant field, and the processes they have to
follow. Fine details of process design, panel rules and interactions are the
tools that shape funding outcomes.
Research councils believe they are selecting the best, most meritorious
proposed research. However, I show in this thesis that the dominant
discriminator between applicants in Australian selection processes is
track record of the applicant. This effect is the result of several factors
operating singly or in concert. Researcher track record, largely determined
by quality and number of journal publications, is considered to be the
responsibility of universities but support for this capacity building has not
been systematically provided in Australian universities.
Reliance on track record to determine the outcomes of all but the very best
applications is very like awarding prizes for past work and is significantly
different from the models of grant selection that operate in comparable
international research councils.
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Jayasinghe, Upali W. "Peer review in the assessment and funding of research by the Australian Research Council /." View thesis, 2003. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20051102.114303/index.html.
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Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Western Sydney, 2003."A thesis submitted to the University of Western Sydney in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy" Bibliography : leaves 350-371.
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Wilks, Chrisanne. "Factors Associated with Client Satisfaction at Community-based Mental Health Agencies in Ohio." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1448966548.
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Maahs, Michael Keith. "Medical Academia Conflict of Interest Policy and Potential Impact on Research Funding." ScholarWorks, 2015. http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1317.
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Medical Academia Conflict of Interest Policy and Potential Impact on Research Funding
by
Michael K. Maahs
MPA, Troy University, 1993
BA, Ripon College, 1990
Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Doctor of Philosophy
Public Policy and Administration
Walden University
July 2015
The partnership between medical academia and the pharmaceutical industry has been scrutinized for issues associated with research bias. As a result of this scrutiny, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued policy recommendations in 2009 directing academia to adopt comprehensive conflict of interest (COI) policies. During the same time, a slowdown of funded research into academia occurred, and it is not clear whether the IOM recommendations contributed to this problem. The purpose of this case study was to determine the extent to which compliance with the IOM policy resulted in a reduction in funded research. The Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) was the theoretical lens used for study. COI policy statements (n = 15) were analyzed from American Association of Medical Colleges member schools that engage in medical research. In addition, in-depth interviews were conducted with 4 medical academic researchers. Data were inductively coded and organized around key themes. Key findings indicated that medical academia is compliant with IOM recommendations and COI policies did not appear to have a direct effect on research placement by industry. Interestingly, a possible explanation for reductions in industry funding relate to inefficient institutional review board processes. Additionally, the ACF construct was validated via an observed complex and slowly evolving COI policy process. The positive social change implications of this study include recommendations to academia to continue to monitor and report on COI and explore efficiency improvements related to IRB oversight in order to support important pharmaceutical research that ultimately improves the health and wellbeing of people.
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Ashcroft, Craig, and n/a. "Academics� experiences of Performance-Based Research Funding (PBRF) : governmentality and subjection." University of Otago. Faculty of Education, 2006. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20070125.162438.
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In 2002 New Zealand�s government set out to "accelerate" the nation�s "transformation into a knowledge society" (Ministry of Education, 2002a, p. 16). Underpinning the development of this so-called 'knowledge society' was a new approach in the way tertiary education was funded. This included introducing a new contestable model of research funding called Performance-Based Research Funding (PBRF). The research reported here was conducted at a critical juncture in the ongoing development and implementation of PBRF because it captures the experiences of fifteen academics as they encounter PBRF and the Quality Evaluation exercise for the first time. Their experiences of the inaugural 2003 Quality Evaluation exercise were examined using a discourse analysis approach informed by Michel Foucault�s (1926-1984) ideas of 'subjection' and 'governmentality'. 'Subjection' occurs when individuals shape their identities by responding to the multiple discourses that are available to them at any particular time and within any historical context (Foucault, 1969). 'Governmentality' refers to a particular instrument, technique or activity that guides and shapes conduct by producing a compliant human subject capable of supporting the interests and objectives of the state (Foucault, 1994a). In the case of academics this might mean conforming to PBRF policies and practices and participating in the development and transformation of a new 'knowledge society'.
In this thesis I examine the potential for PBRF to reshape and redirect the nature of research and suggest that some assessment elements of the 2003 Quality Evaluation were flawed and, as a result, a number of participants in this study were now making decisions about their research that appeared contrary to their best interests. I also investigate PBRF as a field of compliance and argue that the Quality Evaluation exercise represents a technology of government that targets the activities and practices of New Zealand�s research academics with the effect of manifesting a more docile and compliant academic subject. I then question PBRF�s impact on the career aspirations and opportunities of academics and claim that the PBRF Quality Evaluation framework has already shifted from being a mechanism for distributing funds for research to one that identifies and rewards the most 'talented' researchers via institutional appointments and promotions. Finally, I interrogate the pursuit and practice of academic freedom and argue that as a consequence of PBRF, a number of participants in this study have positioned themselves in ways that could diminish and constrain their traditional rights to academic freedom.
PBRF has the potential to locate academics within a new status-driven hierarchy of professional validation whereby the Quality Evaluation exercise will purportedly measure, evaluate and reward the most 'talented' researchers and the 'best' research. In this thesis I argue that the PBRF Quality Evaluation framework operates as a form of disciplinary power exercised as part of an international trend of intensifying audit and assessment practices in higher education. In this sense, I claim that PBRF exists as an instrument of governmentality capable of constituting a new type of academic subject by significantly shifting the way academics will have to think and conduct their professional selves in relation to their work and research.
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Ó, Foghlú Mícheál. "Science, engineering and technology research funding policy in Ireland 1995-2008 : a policy document analysis." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2010. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/1451/.
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In the period 1995 to 2008 there has been an increased level of government funding for research and development in higher education institutions in Ireland. This thesis analyses the evolving theoretical literature on the production of knowledge, and traces how models of research and innovation have evolved in the contemporary period. Four models are discussed: (i) linear model, (ii) national systems of innovation, (iii) mode-2 science, and (iv) triple helix. The thesis presents a detailed analysis of a series of public documents produced in Ireland in the period, and discusses how each one relates to the theoretical background. Some of these relationships are explicit, where documents cite key authors and the models as discussed in the theoretical literature. Some of the relationships are implicit, where the manner in which the process of research and development is described implies that certain models are being assumed. The thesis subsequently discusses the results of this analysis, where it seems that the Irish policy literature is moving away from an engagement with at least some of these theoretical models, towards a very operationalised implementation strategy. This is epitomised by the development of the Strategy for Science Technology and Innovation. The thesis finally makes a number of recommendations for policy makers, advising the more detailed study and analysis of Ireland's own national system of innovation, and the prioritisation of the use of research funding to build up capabilities in identified areas of this system that are weak.
Books on the topic "Public Research Funding and Research Policy":
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Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Policies for Allocating Health Sciences Research Funds. Funding health sciences research: A strategy to restore balance. Edited by Bloom Floyd E and Randolph Mark A. Washington, D.C: National Academy Press, 1990.
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Hanna, Kathi E., and Michael G. H. McGeary. Strategies to leverage research funding: Guiding DOD's peer reviewed medical research programs. Edited by Committee on Alternative Funding Strategies for DOD's Peer Reviewed Medical Research Programs and NetLibrary Inc. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2004.
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Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Policies for Allocating Health Sciences Research Funds. Funding health sciences research: A strategy to restore balance : executive summary. Edited by Bloom Floyd E and Randolph Mark A. Washington, D.C: National Academy Press, 1990.
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Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Policies for Allocating Health Sciences Research Funds. Funding health sciences research: A strategy to restore balance : executive summary. Edited by Bloom Floyd E and Randolph Mark A. Washington, D.C: National Academy Press, 1990.
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David, Paul A. Heart of darkness: Modeling public-private funding interactions inside the R&D black box. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2000.
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Savage, James D. Funding science in America: Congress, universities, and the politics of the academic pork barrel. Cambridge, U.K: Cambridge University Press, 1999.
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Office, General Accounting. National forests: Funding the Sawtooth National Recreation Area : report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate. Washington, D.C. (P.O. Box 37050, Washington, D.C. 20013): U.S. General Accounting Office, 1999.
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United States. General Accounting Office., ed. National forests: Funding the Sawtooth National Recreation Area : report to the chairman, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate. Washington, D.C: The Office, 1999.
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Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Education and Skills Committee. Research funding: Oral evidence. [London]: TSO, 2006.
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Office, General Accounting. Space Station: Estimated total U.S. funding requirements : report to Congressional requesters. Washington, D.C: U.S. General Accounting Office, 1995.
Book chapters on the topic "Public Research Funding and Research Policy":
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de Fanelli, Ana García, and Ángela Corengia. "Quality Assurance and Public Policy Research Funding." In Private Universities in Latin America, 51–78. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137479389_4.
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Rushton, Michael. "Egalitarianism and Public Funding for the Arts." In New Directions in Cultural Policy Research, 67–91. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35106-8_4.
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Shih, Chintay, and Shin-Horng Chen. "On Reform of Hong Kong’s Public Research Funding System." In Innovation Policy and the Limits of Laissez-faire, 114–44. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230304116_6.
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Longanecker, David A. "The Federal Government, Research Funding, and Western Higher Education Policy." In Public Policy Challenges Facing Higher Education in the American West, 59–70. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137403780_3.
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Jezierska, Katarzyna. "Pecunia olet: The Funding Dilemma for Think Tanks in Poland." In Palgrave Studies in Third Sector Research, 37–65. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99007-7_2.
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AbstractThink tanks are a special type of civil society organization engaged in research and advocacy. They produce and deliver social analysis to policymakers and the wider public, aiming to influence policy in a given direction while declaring themselves detached from vested interests. This chapter focuses on how the image of independence rhymes with think tanks’ need for significant economic resources, revealing two main strategies to resolve the resulting funding dilemma. The first strategy entails diversification of funding sources; the second is avoiding certain types of funding outright. The concrete sources that individual think tanks eschew turn out to be linked to their ideological profiles: conservative institutions highlighted foreign funding as the most problematic, while market liberal and centrist liberal institutions shunned state funding.
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Stratigaki, Maria. "A ‘Wicked Problem’ for the Municipality of Athens. The ‘Refugee Crisis’ from an Insider’s Perspective." In IMISCOE Research Series, 283–97. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11574-5_14.
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AbstractIn late 2014, the city of Athens began to receive large numbers of refugees and migrants from the Aegean islands, mainly ‘transit’ refugees who wanted to travel to Northern Europe. The political and socioeconomic situation in the country was difficult, as the effects of the economic crisis (2010) were still being felt. Squeezed between different and constantly changing legal frameworks, different levels of public governance and facing xenophobic reactions from local residents, the authorities of Athens had to face a new ‘wicked problem’ and find urgent solutions and innovative policies. This chapter discusses the main policies developed by the Municipality of Athens to provide basic goods and services for the survival and dignity of the large number of migrants and refugees, as well as to transform administrative structures and review policy priorities. Three important aspects of the ‘wicked problem’ are highlighted: (a) the clear political responses against xenophobic reactions (b) the innovation of the institutional and financial framework by ‘deviating’ from administrative rigidities, and (c) the coordination of the ‘Babel’ of multiple policy actors involved in addressing the ‘refugee crisis’ beyond the established public sector. The lack of a coherent national strategy forced the city government to find innovative solutions, raise funding from multiple sources and mobilise new social actors and policy networks. The case of the Municipality of Athens has highlighted that policy innovation, administrative reform, and institutional change under conditions of humanitarian emergency can be facilitated by mobilising untapped human and institutional forces and resources.
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Pezzutto, Simon, Juan Francisco De Negri, Sonja Gantioler, David Moser, and Wolfram Sparber. "Public Research and Development Funding for Photovoltaics in Europe—Past, Present, and Future." In Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions, 117–28. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57764-3_8.
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AbstractThe use of photovoltaic technology is crucial to meet Europe´s ambitious climate and energy objectives set for 2030. To facilitate this shift, technological innovation is a key prerequisite, and the provision of public funding for related research and development is an important trigger. For this study, a vast set of data has been collected to explore how the EU and its Member States, plus Norway and Turkey, have so far invested in photovoltaic research and development. Based on historic values and actual trends, the authors additionally outline the possible future evolution of the investigated public funding. The study aims to shed light on the development of funding from the early 1970s until 2017 (most recent data available) and provide a forecast for 2030 (based on a business-as-usual scenario). According to results, at the national level, public funding had a considerable and steady rise after the OPEC´s oil embargo in 1973, reaching a first peak in the mid-1980s. The authors predict that, according to the most recent trends, by 2030, these will surpass 200 million € annually. In comparison, EU funding has steadily increased since its inception in the late 1980s up until 2007, but its evolvement is distinctively different, evidencing high fluctuations. The cumulative stock is also examined. National sources outweigh EU programs by a factor of almost five, and the stock should surpass 7 billion € by 2030. Based on the analysis and related insights, recommendations are elaborated on how the development of funding could inform policy strategies and actions to support research and development for photovoltaic technology.
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Rex, Bethany. "Community Management of Local Cultural Assets: Implications for Inequality and Publicness." In New Directions in Cultural Policy Research, 115–37. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32312-6_6.
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AbstractRex offers a much-needed examination of the application of the community asset transfer (CAT) process to cultural infrastructure in England. CAT is the transfer of publicly owned buildings to a third-sector organisation. Several local authorities have sought to transfer buildings used for cultural activity in response to funding cuts implemented by central government in 2010. Drawing on original research conducted in three locations across England, the chapter explores the inequalities that arise from implementing this approach in a period of austerity. It also argues that the business models underpinning these organisations limit their ambitions to make culture accessible to a broad range of demographic groups. The chapter argues that cultural policy should consider these spaces as key sites where its ambitions for the cultural sector to become more democratic could be realised.
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Helfand, Gloria. "So You Want To Be Relevant: A Policy Analyst’s Reflections on Academic Literature." In Sustainable Resource Development in the 21st Century, 231–42. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24823-8_18.
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AbstractOf course (many of) you in academia want your work to be relevant, to serve a purpose beyond its immediate role in academic promotion and prestige. Research can get public attention, when it feeds into a current public debate, and can influence policy decisions and potentially shape the future. Funding sources often request information on the policy implications of proposed research. Contributing to public policy can be personally satisfying, career-enhancing, and maybe even welfare-improving.
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Voyer, Andrea. "Elite Integration Through Volunteerism: The Case of a New York City Parent-Teacher Association." In Palgrave Studies in Third Sector Research, 117–35. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40150-3_6.
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AbstractIn this chapter, I examine the case of elite integration through parental involvement in a paradigmatic civil society organisation, namely the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) of a New York City Public Elementary School. On the one hand, PTAs are seen as a classic example of US civic engagement and community-building. On the other hand, research suggests that volunteerism can be a source of social inequality. These two different views demonstrate the issues associated with the integration of civil society elites via PTAs. Through the case of a New York City PTA and its parent volunteers, I show that elite integration through the PTA is enabled by the increased influence of the organisation resulting from policy decisions and economic realities that make PTAs central to school funding and status. These developments centralise the power and influence of parents from the economic and cultural elite and supplant the PTAs’ stated democratic civic goals.
Conference papers on the topic "Public Research Funding and Research Policy":
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GOLDEN, ELIZABETH M., and RICHARD MOHLER. "The Seattle Street Sink: Engaging Community while Addressing a Public Health Crisis." In 2021 AIA/ACSA Intersections Research Conference. ACSA Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.35483/acsa.aia.inter.21.5.
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This paper will discuss how the Seattle Street Sink responds to a crisis by building bridges between the design disciplines and the community at large. It outlines strategies for individual and community education and empowerment, and reviews the benefits and pitfalls of government funding, regulation and bureaucracy. And, it will account the risks of entering the fray of public policy discourse regarding one of the most politically divisive issues confronting many fast growing U.S. cities–homelessness.
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Andronic, Adrian. "Dual Education Digitalization: Unpacking Financial Strategies across Europe." In International Scientific Conference ”Development Through Research and Innovation - 2023”, 4nd Edition. Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.53486/dri2023.20.
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This paper presents a literature review on the financing of digitalisation in dual education across Europe. It examines the funding models utilised, the efficiency of these models, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and offers country-specific analyses of Germany, Romania, and the Republic of Moldova. The review highlights the significance of public-private partnerships, the disparity in the availability of funds and digital readiness across countries, and the intensifying need for digitalisation due to the pandemic. Policy recommendations emphasise fostering cooperation between sectors, leveraging international funding, and investing in digital competencies. The paper concludes by identifying potential areas for further research.
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Rafael Santos, João, and Luís Sanchez Carvalho. "Who plans and funds public space qualification projects? Policy, planning and delivery schemes in Lisbon metropolis." In 13th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2022). AHFE International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1002364.
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The article presents intermediate findings from “MetroPublicNet” research project, in which in which over one thousand delivered public space projects in Lisbon Metropolitan Area (Portugal) were identified and mapped. It offers a specific analysis of the projects delivered under the 2014-2020 EU funding framework, looking for its inception, rationales, funding and delivery frameworks. This focus on public sector-led projects allows for a sharper look in terms of policy priorities, programmatic guidelines and their impact in shaping Lisbon’s recent metropolitan development.
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Choji, Thamyres T., Jose A. Moral-Munoz, and Manuel Jesús Cobo. "Funding projects for Spanish public universities in research, development, and innovation related areas: Implications for resource allocation and scientific investment." In 27th International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (STI 2023). International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.55835/64426fe8a754f57011e9b9d0.
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This contribution examines the potential of integrating Science of Science, data analytics, and policy analysis to acquire insight into the scientific landscape of a country and guide the strategic allocation of government resources. We analyse 18,423 Spanish funding projects related to research, development, and innovation, specifically in public universities. The performance analysis was based on granted projects, budget, paper production and the relative specialisation index. The findings show that Chemical Sciences and Technologies and Biomedicine receive the highest number of projects, budget and have high production rates, while Computer-based Technologies also showed high production, although does not receive as much funding. In contrast, Gender and Women studies demonstrate low research output and investment. Our analysis contributes to the effective management of resources aiming to detect strengths and weaknesses points and further improving the quality and equality of science in Spain.
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Balodis, Dzintars, and Irina Pilvere. "European Union funding for rural development in Latvia." In 22nd International Scientific Conference. “Economic Science for Rural Development 2021”. Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies. Faculty of Economics and Social Development, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.22616/esrd.2021.55.006.
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Rural areas are defined differently in various literature sources. However, any scientist points to changes in rural areas that are associated with the outflow of people to cities and land abandonment in some regions. The multifunctionality of rural areas determines their importance in the development of any country. In the European Union (EU), 28.0 % of the EU-28 population lived in a rural area in 2015, while in Latvia – 32.3 % of its total population. Therefore, support instruments of the second pillar of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) (rural development) contribute to a sufficient standard of living for the rural population and include both economic and social objectives. The research aims to analyse the EU support instruments for rural development that promote economic and social development in rural areas in Latvia. The research analyses the definition of the concept of rural territory given in national and EU policy documents and the results of project-type measures of the EU CAP second pillar (rural development) support instruments implemented during the planning period 2014-2020 for national rural development policy. It was found that in Latvia total available public funding for the RDP 2014-2020 was EUR 1.541 million, there were 6 main priorities and 88 % projects were funded at the end of February 2021. Progress in implementing the support measure Farm and business development was analysed in detail.
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Ernesto, Lígia, Bruno Damásio, and Sandro Mendonça. "How networked are Medical Schools? Evidence from Portugal." In 27th International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (STI 2023). International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.55835/644311248fad6804d7e6b0d6.
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Institutional collaboration between universities and other actors is crucial to generate new knowledge and for advancing innovation. But, how important is this for the healthcare sector? This work analyses 441 institutional collaborations between Portuguese Medical Schools and other entities (pharmaceutical industry, funding organisations, hospitals, other universities, non-profit organisations, other private for-profit organisations, public bodies and public research organisations). We identify, validate, disambiguate, classify and analyse evidence available from a variety of sources. Our original database reveals that most of the partnerships of Portuguese Medical Schools are with academic institutions. A sectoral failure regarding partnerships with other type of actors (e.g. industry, other research organisations) is suggested. As for future policy objectives, we argue that a systems building view could be considered.
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Oneill, Peter, Nell Kimberley, and Chih Wei Teng. "Public University Models for Education – from Innovation to Entrepreneurship." In Third International Conference on Higher Education Advances. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica València, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/head17.2017.5281.
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The management of Australian public universities has changed dramatically over the last two decades with the decrease in public funding across teaching and research sectors. This has forced a strategic repositioning of universities and likewise a rethink on value generation and its translation into various revenue streams. The aim of this paper is to provide an analysis of current government innovation policy and university capabilities to support the translation of innovation, and in so doing explore the possibilities of a Quadruple Helix innovation approach to building new models for education. The paper begins by examining the significant role innovation plays in developing economic wealth, and a discussion of the triple helix framework that identifies the complex collaborative relationships between universities, government and industry. The development of a Quadruple Helix Innovation Model, which places the user at the centre of the relationship, highlights the importance of capabilities in the transmission mechanisms driving innovation. We argue that the measurement of appropriate capabilities formed through collaborations amongst key stakeholders will be critical to new business models. Universities are encouraged to embrace the user value driven business models to provide the innovation, execution and disruption necessary to quadruple the impact on national growth.
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Stefenhagena, Dita, Anda Grinfelde, and Inga Vanaga. "Challenges of Teachers’ Remuneration in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia: The View of Trade Unions as Social Partners." In 15th International Scientific Conference "Rural Environment. Education. Personality. (REEP)". Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies. Faculty of Engineering. Institute of Education and Home Economics, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.22616/reep.2022.15.019.
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Uncompetitive remuneration for teachers has been a problem for many decades in Latvia. Government together with social partners –education trade unions, have tried to solve this problem by asking to allocate additional financial resources to public education budget, by developing teacher salary raise schedules and various educational reforms in all three Baltic countries. The aim of the study is to research general principles of teachers’ remuneration and workload in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, for comparison and social dialogue argumentation on the part of education trade unions. Research approach is analysis of information on teachers’ salary calculation and workload presented by education trade unions as semi-structured interviews. Reflection on the topic in relation to theoretical sources, including international organizations representing education and social dialogue issues, is enclosed. The results of the research show that there are differences in all three countries regarding general education teachers’ remuneration. The main challenge is the implementation of effective and decision –making oriented social dialogue between trade unions and education policy makers regarding teachers’ weekly contact hours and paid additional hours per full workload, minimal and average monthly salary rate for teachers. The conclusion of the paper indicates that, based on Lithuania and Estonia experience, immediate reforms in Latvia are necessary to increase public funding for education, to increase teachers’ remuneration, harmonize and balance workload and ensure that teachers are paid for all duties performed.
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Mardari, Liliana. "Particularities of state social insurance budget planning in the Republic of Moldova." In 26th International Scientific Conference “Competitiveness and Innovation in the Knowledge Economy". Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.53486/cike2022.48.
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The budget represents a public management plan, an important landmark of highlighting the degree to which the state is involved in the economy and social life, as well as the way in which it manages to manage them. Therefore, planning a budget realistically is a first step towards good governance. The state social insurance budget represents the totality of revenues, expenses and funding sources intended for the performance of functions and the management of the public social insurance system, so its planning also has specific peculiarities. The planning of the state social insurance budget is carried out based on the forecast of macroeconomic indicators; the limits of interbudgetary transfers; the policy priorities stipulated in the sectoral spending strategy; trends in demographic indicators and other indicators regarding the number of beneficiaries of social benefits; other specific features contained in the circular regarding the development of the state social insurance budget. The purpose of the research is to highlight the peculiarities of the state social insurance budget planning in the Republic of Moldova. The central public authority in the field of social protection is responsible for developing policies in the field of state social insurance and social assistance and presents forecasts and other information necessary for the development of the medium-term budget framework, promotes the draft law on the state social insurance budget, monitors and analyzes its execution, as well as the performance within the programs, puts forward proposals in order to ensure the financial stability of the public social insurance system. The methods applied in the research process are: dynamic analysis, comparison, observation, deduction. The results of the research reflect the planning of the state social insurance budget in the period 2017-2021. Another aspect of the research is the executed/approved analysis of the state social insurance budget and through the prism of the medium-term budgetary framework.
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Y. Babatunde, Yusuf, Durojaiy M. Olalekan, Yussuph T. Toyyibat, Unuriode O. Austine, Akinwande J. Mayowa, Yusuf K. Tobi, and Afolabi T. Osariemen. "A Comprehensive Data-Driven Analysis of Healthcare Disparities in the United States." In 13th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Soft Computing and Applications. Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.5121/csit.2023.132202.
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Health disparities encompass a range of factors, including race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability status, and socioeconomic conditions. This project highlights disparities in healthcare access, quality of care, and health outcomes, with a particular focus on racial and ethnic disparities in health insurance coverage, prenatal care, and maternal morbidity. Gender disparities are also evident. Addressing these issues requires a multifaceted approach, including addressing social determinants of health, promoting equitable healthcare policies, and fostering cultural competence. Equitable access to healthcare services, quality care, and improved data collection are essential in eliminating disparities. Initiatives to support underserved communities, improve healthcare quality, and enhance cultural competence are recommended. Research and evidence-based approaches, along with policy reforms at various levels, such as anti-discrimination laws and increased funding for public health, are crucial. Collaboration among healthcare organizations, community groups, government agencies, and advocacy organizations is essential for effective interventions
Reports on the topic "Public Research Funding and Research Policy":
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Pichler, Rupert. The Research Financing Act. A New Framework for Publicly Funded Research in Austria and its Impact on Evaluation. Fteval - Austrian Platform for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation, July 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.22163/fteval.2021.514.
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On 7 July 2020, the National Council – the first chamber of the Austrian Parliament – passed a package of legislation introducing a new framework for the methods of allocating federal budgets to research, technology, and innovation (RTI). Its core is the Research Financing Act (RFA), complemented by several amendments to existing laws that are necessary for its implementation. Entry into force was on 25 July 2020, the amendments became effective as of 1 January 2021 (BGBl1. I No. 75/20202). The RFA is the biggest legislative project in the field of RTI policy since 2004 when the Research Funding Agency (FFG) was established (Pichler et al. 2007, pp. 329-336; Stampfer et al. 2010, pp. 775-776). For the first time, budget law regulations are now aligned with the needs of institutions performing or funding RTI (Pichler 2021). This article outlines the background and content of the RFA and concludes with a view on the significance of evaluation within the new system.
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Landon, Tess, and Harald Hochreiter. Randomised controlled trials and other experimental approaches in the Austrian Research Promotion Agency. Fteval - Austrian Platform for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation, April 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.22163/fteval.2022.554.
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The objective of this paper/presentation is to highlight how experimental approaches, specifically Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs), can be leveraged to evaluate and measure the impact of new programmes, support programme development and test new services in funding and innovation agencies. RCTs are seen in many facets of public policy, however RCTs as a method for innovation agencies to evaluate new initiatives is relatively new. We present three RCTs implemented in the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) that have received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The trials are implemented to evaluate the effectiveness of new measures intended to help strengthen R&I in start-ups and SMEs. Through these three examples, we aim to demonstrate the advantages in which RCTs can augment the evaluation of new services as well as challenges that come with implementing RCTs. For one RCT, we will present final results. Two RCTs are ongoing, and we will present the trial design. We also discuss the operational aspects of incorporating experimentation in an innovation agency.
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Aiginger, Karl, Andreas Reinstaller, Michael Böheim, Rahel Falk, Michael Peneder, Susanne Sieber, Jürgen Janger, et al. Evaluation of Government Funding in RTDI from a Systems Perspective in Austria. Synthesis Report. WIFO, Austria, August 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.22163/fteval.2009.504.
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In the spring of 2008, WIFO, KMU Forschung Austria, Prognos AG in Germany and convelop were jointly commissioned by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth to perform a systems evaluation of the country's research promotion and funding activities. Based on their findings, six recommendations were developed for a change in Austrian RTDI policy as outlined below: 1. to move from a narrow to a broader approach in RTDI policy (links to education policy, consideration of the framework for innovation such as competition, international perspectives and mobility); 2. to move from an imitation to a frontrunner strategy (striving for excellence and market leadership in niche and high-quality segments, increasing market shares in advanced sectors and technology fields, and operating in segments of relevance for society); 3. to move from a fragmented approach to public intervention to a more coordinated and consistent approach(explicit economic goals, internal and external challenges and reasoning for public intervention); 4. to move from a multiplicity of narrowly defined funding programmes to a flexible, dynamic policy that uses a broader definition of its tasks and priorities (key technology and research segments as priority-action fields, adequate financing of clusters and centres of excellence); 5. to move from an unclear to a precisely defined allocation of responsibilities between ministries and other players in the field (high-ranking steering group at government level, monitoring by a Science, Research and Innovation Council); 6. to move from red-tape-bound to a modern management of public intervention (institutional separation between ministries formulating policies and agencies executing them, e.g., by "progressive autonomy").
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Fang, Mei Lan, Lupin Battersby, Marianne Cranwell, Heather Cassie, Moya Fox, Philippa Sterlini, Jenna Breckenridge, Alex Gardner, and Thomas Curtin. IKT for Research Stage 8: Dissemination. University of Dundee, December 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.20933/100001255.
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In 2020, the University of Dundee initiated the development of an Open Research strategy. As part of this initiative, in February 2021 the University’s Library and Learning Centre together with Open Research Champions from the Schools of Health Sciences and Dentistry, formed an Open Research Working group. To build on the University’s open research policy and infrastructure, the purpose of the group was to facilitate ongoing research and development of best practice approaches for our interdisciplinary environment to make outputs, data and other products of our research publicly available, building on University of Dundee’s Open Research policy and infrastructure. Through informal consultations with academic staff and students, the Open Research Working Group found that: → access and reach of research findings can be amplified through effective knowledge mobilisation, and stakeholder and patient and public involvement; and → there was a need for guidance and resources on how-to implement knowledge mobilisation activities with and for stakeholders throughout the entire research process – from proposal development to project completion. In June 2021, the Open Research working group, in partnership with Simon Fraser University’s Knowledge Mobilization Hub began the development of an Integrated Knowledge Translation (IKT) Toolkit, with funding support from the University of Dundee’s Doctoral Academy and Organisational Professional Development. IKT is an approach to knowledge translation that emphasises working in an engaged and collaborative partnership with stakeholders throughout the research cycle in order to have positive impact. The aim was to co-produce evidence-informed, best practice learning materials on how-to: → maintain ongoing relationships between researchers, community stakeholders and decision-makers in research development and implementation; and → facilitate an integrated, participatory way of knowledge production whereby researchers, practitioners and other knowledge users can collaborate to co-generate new and accessible knowledge that can be utilised in contexts ranging from supporting community development to policy guidance for practice. The IKT Toolkit was informed by a focused evidence review and synthesis of published peer-reviewed and grey literature and consists of 8 knowledge briefs and a slide deck co-produced for use in any discipline or sector. Each knowledge brief provides practical guidance and resources to support an IKT process in each of eight key research stages: (i) Partnership Building; (ii) Generating Priorities and Ideas; (iii) Proposal development; (iv) Study Design; (v) Data Collection; (vi) Data Analysis; (vii) Reporting and (viii) Dissemination. The current knowledge brief provides IKT guidance on Research Stage 8: Dissemination.
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Fang, Mei Lan, Lupin Battersby, Marianne Cranwell, Heather Cassie, Moya Fox, Philippa Sterlini, Jenna Breckenridge, Alex Gardner, and Thomas Curtin. IKT for Research Stage 7: Reporting. University of Dundee, December 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.20933/100001254.
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In 2020, the University of Dundee initiated the development of an Open Research strategy. As part of this initiative, in February 2021 the University’s Library and Learning Centre together with Open Research Champions from the Schools of Health Sciences and Dentistry, formed an Open Research Working group. To build on the University’s open research policy and infrastructure, the purpose of the group was to facilitate ongoing research and development of best practice approaches for our interdisciplinary environment to make outputs, data and other products of our research publicly available, building on University of Dundee’s Open Research policy and infrastructure. Through informal consultations with academic staff and students, the Open Research Working Group found that: → access and reach of research findings can be amplified through effective knowledge mobilisation, and stakeholder and patient and public involvement; and → there was a need for guidance and resources on how-to implement knowledge mobilisation activities with and for stakeholders throughout the entire research process – from proposal development to project completion. In June 2021, the Open Research working group, in partnership with Simon Fraser University’s Knowledge Mobilization Hub began the development of an Integrated Knowledge Translation (IKT) Toolkit, with funding support from the University of Dundee’s Doctoral Academy and Organisational Professional Development. IKT is an approach to knowledge translation that emphasises working in an engaged and collaborative partnership with stakeholders throughout the research cycle in order to have positive impact. The aim was to co-produce evidence-informed, best practice learning materials on how-to: → maintain ongoing relationships between researchers, community stakeholders and decision-makers in research development and implementation; and → facilitate an integrated, participatory way of knowledge production whereby researchers, practitioners and other knowledge users can collaborate to co-generate new and accessible knowledge that can be utilised in contexts ranging from supporting community development to policy guidance for practice. The IKT Toolkit was informed by a focused evidence review and synthesis of published peer-reviewed and grey literature and consists of 8 knowledge briefs and a slide deck co-produced for use in any discipline or sector. Each knowledge brief provides practical guidance and resources to support an IKT process in each of eight key research stages: (i) Partnership Building; (ii) Generating Priorities and Ideas; (iii) Proposal development; (iv) Study Design; (v) Data Collection; (vi) Data Analysis; (vii) Reporting and (viii) Dissemination. The current knowledge brief provides IKT guidance on Research Stage 7: Reporting.
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Fang, Mei Lan, Lupin Battersby, Marianne Cranwell, Heather Cassie, Moya Fox, Philippa Sterlini, Jenna Breckenridge, Alex Gardner, and Thomas Curtin. IKT for Research Stage 3: Proposal Development. University of Dundee, December 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.20933/100001250.
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In 2020, the University of Dundee initiated the development of an Open Research strategy. As part of this initiative, in February 2021 the University’s Library and Learning Centre together with Open Research Champions from the Schools of Health Sciences and Dentistry, formed an Open Research Working group. To build on the University’s open research policy and infrastructure, the purpose of the group was to facilitate ongoing research and development of best practice approaches for our interdisciplinary environment to make outputs, data and other products of our research publicly available, building on University of Dundee’s Open Research policy and infrastructure. Through informal consultations with academic staff and students, the Open Research Working Group found that: → access and reach of research findings can be amplified through effective knowledge mobilisation, and stakeholder and patient and public involvement; and → there was a need for guidance and resources on how-to implement knowledge mobilisation activities with and for stakeholders throughout the entire research process – from proposal development to project completion. In June 2021, the Open Research working group, in partnership with Simon Fraser University’s Knowledge Mobilization Hub began the development of an Integrated Knowledge Translation (IKT) Toolkit, with funding support from the University of Dundee’s Doctoral Academy and Organisational Professional Development. IKT is an approach to knowledge translation that emphasises working in an engaged and collaborative partnership with stakeholders throughout the research cycle in order to have positive impact. The aim was to co-produce evidence-informed, best practice learning materials on how-to: → maintain ongoing relationships between researchers, community stakeholders and decision-makers in research development and implementation; and → facilitate an integrated, participatory way of knowledge production whereby researchers, practitioners and other knowledge users can collaborate to co-generate new and accessible knowledge that can be utilised in contexts ranging from supporting community development to policy guidance for practice. The IKT Toolkit was informed by a focused evidence review and synthesis of published peerreviewed and grey literature and consists of 8 knowledge briefs and a slide deck co-produced for use in any discipline or sector. Each knowledge brief provides practical guidance and resources to support an IKT process in each of eight key research stages: (i) Partnership Building; (ii) Generating Priorities and Ideas; (iii) Proposal development; (iv) Study Design; (v) Data Collection; (vi) Data Analysis; (vii) Reporting and (viii) Dissemination. The current knowledge brief provides IKT guidance on Research Stage 3: Proposal Development.
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Fang, Mei Lan, Lupin Battersby, Marianne Cranwell, Heather Cassie, Moya Fox, Philippa Sterlini, Jenna Breckenridge, Alex Gardner, and Thomas Curtin. IKT for Research Stage 5: Data Collection. University of Dundee, December 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.20933/100001252.
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In 2020, the University of Dundee initiated the development of an Open Research strategy. As part of this initiative, in February 2021 the University’s Library and Learning Centre together with Open Research Champions from the Schools of Health Sciences and Dentistry, formed an Open Research Working group. To build on the University’s open research policy and infrastructure, the purpose of the group was to facilitate ongoing research and development of best practice approaches for our interdisciplinary environment to make outputs, data and other products of our research publicly available, building on University of Dundee’s Open Research policy and infrastructure. Through informal consultations with academic staff and students, the Open Research Working Group found that: → access and reach of research findings can be amplified through effective knowledge mobilisation, and stakeholder and patient and public involvement; and → there was a need for guidance and resources on how-to implement knowledge mobilisation activities with and for stakeholders throughout the entire research process – from proposal development to project completion. In June 2021, the Open Research working group, in partnership with Simon Fraser University’s Knowledge Mobilization Hub began the development of an Integrated Knowledge Translation (IKT) Toolkit, with funding support from the University of Dundee’s Doctoral Academy and Organisational Professional Development. IKT is an approach to knowledge translation that emphasises working in an engaged and collaborative partnership with stakeholders throughout the research cycle in order to have positive impact. The aim was to co-produce evidence-informed, best practice learning materials on how-to: → maintain ongoing relationships between researchers, community stakeholders and decision-makers in research development and implementation; and → facilitate an integrated, participatory way of knowledge production whereby researchers, practitioners and other knowledge users can collaborate to co-generate new and accessible knowledge that can be utilised in contexts ranging from supporting community development to policy guidance for practice. The IKT Toolkit was informed by a focused evidence review and synthesis of published peerreviewed and grey literature and consists of 8 knowledge briefs and a slide deck co-produced for use in any discipline or sector. Each knowledge brief provides practical guidance and resources to support an IKT process in each of eight key research stages: (i) Partnership Building; (ii) Generating Priorities and Ideas; (iii) Proposal development; (iv) Study Design; (v) Data Collection; (vi) Data Analysis; (vii) Reporting and (viii) Dissemination. The current knowledge brief provides IKT guidance on Research Stage 5: Data Collection.
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Fang, Mei Lan, Lupin Battersby, Marianne Cranwell, Heather Cassie, Moya Fox, Philippa Sterlini, Jenna Breckenridge, Alex Gardner, and Thomas Curtin. IKT for Research Stage 6: Data Analysis. University of Dundee, December 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.20933/100001253.
Abstract:
In 2020, the University of Dundee initiated the development of an Open Research strategy. As part of this initiative, in February 2021 the University’s Library and Learning Centre together with Open Research Champions from the Schools of Health Sciences and Dentistry, formed an Open Research Working group. To build on the University’s open research policy and infrastructure, the purpose of the group was to facilitate ongoing research and development of best practice approaches for our interdisciplinary environment to make outputs, data and other products of our research publicly available, building on University of Dundee’s Open Research policy and infrastructure. Through informal consultations with academic staff and students, the Open Research Working Group found that: → access and reach of research findings can be amplified through effective knowledge mobilisation, and stakeholder and patient and public involvement; and → there was a need for guidance and resources on how-to implement knowledge mobilisation activities with and for stakeholders throughout the entire research process – from proposal development to project completion. In June 2021, the Open Research working group, in partnership with Simon Fraser University’s Knowledge Mobilization Hub began the development of an Integrated Knowledge Translation (IKT) Toolkit, with funding support from the University of Dundee’s Doctoral Academy and Organisational Professional Development. IKT is an approach to knowledge translation that emphasises working in an engaged and collaborative partnership with stakeholders throughout the research cycle in order to have positive impact. The aim was to co-produce evidence-informed, best practice learning materials on how-to: → maintain ongoing relationships between researchers, community stakeholders and decision-makers in research development and implementation; and → facilitate an integrated, participatory way of knowledge production whereby researchers, practitioners and other knowledge users can collaborate to co-generate new and accessible knowledge that can be utilised in contexts ranging from supporting community development to policy guidance for practice. The IKT Toolkit was informed by a focused evidence review and synthesis of published peer-reviewed and grey literature and consists of 8 knowledge briefs and a slide deck co-produced for use in any discipline or sector. Each knowledge brief provides practical guidance and resources to support an IKT process in each of eight key research stages: (i) Partnership Building; (ii) Generating Priorities and Ideas; (iii) Proposal development; (iv) Study Design; (v) Data Collection; (vi) Data Analysis; (vii) Reporting and (viii) Dissemination. The current knowledge brief provides IKT guidance on Research Stage 6: Data Analysis.
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Fang, Mei Lan, Lupin Battersby, Marianne Cranwell, Heather Cassie, Moya Fox, Philippa Sterlini, Jenna Breckenridge, Alex Gardner, and Thomas Curtin. IKT for Research Stage 4: Study Design. University of Dundee, December 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.20933/100001251.
Abstract:
In 2020, the University of Dundee initiated the development of an Open Research strategy. As part of this initiative, in February 2021 the University’s Library and Learning Centre together with Open Research Champions from the Schools of Health Sciences and Dentistry, formed an Open Research Working group. To build on the University’s open research policy and infrastructure, the purpose of the group was to facilitate ongoing research and development of best practice approaches for our interdisciplinary environment to make outputs, data and other products of our research publicly available, building on University of Dundee’s Open Research policy and infrastructure. Through informal consultations with academic staff and students, the Open Research Working Group found that: → access and reach of research findings can be amplified through effective knowledge mobilisation, and stakeholder and patient and public involvement; and → there was a need for guidance and resources on how-to implement knowledge mobilisation activities with and for stakeholders throughout the entire research process – from proposal development to project completion. In June 2021, the Open Research working group, in partnership with Simon Fraser University’s Knowledge Mobilization Hub began the development of an Integrated Knowledge Translation (IKT) Toolkit, with funding support from the University of Dundee’s Doctoral Academy and Organisational Professional Development. IKT is an approach to knowledge translation that emphasises working in an engaged and collaborative partnership with stakeholders throughout the research cycle in order to have positive impact. The aim was to co-produce evidence-informed, best practice learning materials on how-to: → maintain ongoing relationships between researchers, community stakeholders and decision-makers in research development and implementation; and → facilitate an integrated, participatory way of knowledge production whereby researchers, practitioners and other knowledge users can collaborate to co-generate new and accessible knowledge that can be utilised in contexts ranging from supporting community development to policy guidance for practice. The IKT Toolkit was informed by a focused evidence review and synthesis of published peerreviewed and grey literature and consists of 8 knowledge briefs and a slide deck co-produced for use in any discipline or sector. Each knowledge brief provides practical guidance and resources to support an IKT process in each of eight key research stages: (i) Partnership Building; (ii) Generating Priorities and Ideas; (iii) Proposal development; (iv) Study Design; (v) Data Collection; (vi) Data Analysis; (vii) Reporting and (viii) Dissemination. The current knowledge brief provides IKT guidance on Research Stage 4: Study Design.
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Fang, Mei Lan, Lupin Battersby, Marianne Cranwell, Heather Cassie, Moya Fox, Philippa Sterlini, Jenna Breckenridge, Alex Gardner, and Thomas Curtin. IKT for Research Stage 1: Partnership Building. University of Dundee, December 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.20933/100001248.
Abstract:
In 2020, the University of Dundee initiated the development of an Open Research strategy. As part of this initiative, in February 2021 the University’s Library and Learning Centre together with Open Research Champions from the Schools of Health Sciences and Dentistry, formed an Open Research Working group. To build on the University’s Open Research policy and infrastructure, the purpose of the group was to facilitate ongoing research and development of best practice approaches for our interdisciplinary environment to make outputs, data and other products of our research publicly available. Through informal consultations with academic staff and students, the Open Research Working Group found that: → access and reach of research findings can be amplified through effective knowledge mobilisation, and stakeholder and patient and public involvement; and → there was a need for guidance and resources on how-to implement knowledge mobilisation activities with and for stakeholders throughout the entire research process – from proposal development to project completion. In June 2021, the Open Research working group, in partnership with Simon Fraser University’s Knowledge Mobilization Hub began the development of an Integrated Knowledge Translation (IKT) Toolkit, with funding support from the University of Dundee’s Doctoral Academy and Organisational Professional Development. IKT is an approach to knowledge translation that emphasises working in an engaged and collaborative partnership with stakeholders throughout the research cycle in order to have positive impact. The aim was to co-produce evidence-informed, best practice learning materials on how-to: → maintain ongoing relationships between researchers, community stakeholders and decisionmakers in research development and implementation; and → facilitate an integrated, participatory way of knowledge production whereby researchers, practitioners and other knowledge users can collaborate to co-generate new and accessible knowledge that can be utilised in contexts ranging from supporting community development to policy guidance for practice. The IKT Toolkit was informed by a focused evidence review and synthesis of published peer-reviewed and grey literature and consists of eight knowledge briefs and a slide deck co-produced for use in any discipline or sector. Each knowledge brief provides practical guidance and resources to support an IKT process in each of eight key research stages: (i) Partnership Building; (ii) Generating Priorities and Ideas; (iii) Proposal development; (iv) Study Design; (v) Data Collection; (vi) Data Analysis; (vii) Reporting and (viii) Dissemination. The current knowledge brief provides IKT guidance on Research Stage 1: Partnership Building.