Kenneth Ruud

Director General of the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment & prof. in theoretical chemistry UiT. Twitters largely about science and science policy.

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Unscientific social science is trading under false pretences https://t.co/qbId6mAqQ3 via @timeshighered

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Will Finland’s big spending on R and D &D buy it the gift of growth?https://t.co/iP9KGLJUqL via @timeshighered

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Hungarian universities stay blocked from EU grants despite appeal https://t.co/oDW81gWxN5 via @timeshighered

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So, if the largest funder of basic research isn't going to fund research in the humanities, who will?: "Humanities expelled from key New Zealand research funding scheme" https://t.co/O8Lv4RS2Fh via @timeshighered

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Now the Taliban is banning lecturers from pursuing higher study abroad https://t.co/kZEazkfPmZ via @timeshighered

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Argentine academics flee austerity drive a year into Milei’s rule https://t.co/iVARpCp6qT via @timeshighered

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China sets new priorities for Double First-Class universities https://t.co/j3E7vAfQ8o via @timeshighered

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What the right’s ‘plagiarism war’ really tells us about academic writing https://t.co/2Gw137R6GZ via @timeshighered

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Kyle: Edinburgh supercomputer ‘did not exist’ without funding https://t.co/rangI3snTi via @timeshighered

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Academics’ time increasingly taken up with research security https://t.co/Rnox5gLP3T via @timeshighered

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The "leaky pipeline" appears to slowly be fixed for many research areas. https://t.co/T76pPJIa9B

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Beware social media ‘pitfalls’, universities tell researchers https://t.co/VWY8GA34W4 via @timeshighered

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‘Concerted effort’ needed to improve research data sharing https://t.co/0QILpc3ZiA via @timeshighered

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UK sanctions Russian troops for deploying chemical weapons in Ukraine: https://t.co/SuSLeidMtu

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Greek Academia Under Siege by Rise of Predatory Journals https://t.co/5RyNSLcGco via @greekcitytimes

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Hva blir soldatens rolle i framtidens væpnede konflikter? I denne artikkelen kan du lese mer om hva FFIs forskere tenker og forsker på om temaet.
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Working in a Norwegian governmental institution, we are expected to increase efficiency. Perhaps also something publishers should consider, given that the APC for an individual article on average has increased by 26% over the past 4 years. https://t.co/4XAXN0nGt1 via @eldiarioes

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Worth a few minutes reflection: Does research funding competition risk prioritising high-quality research over research that best can mitigate societal challenges? "The Rat Race for Research Funding Delays Scientific Progress" https://t.co/zLpaa2Pg09 via @undarkmag

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@CForoutanNejad @guanqichem Some of the best papers are: Maria Goeppert Mayer on two-photon absorption (we needed the laser), Metropolis (we needed the computer) etc. At the same time, I am also extremely happy when theor. predictions made is verified by exp. years later (though citations are then few...)

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Do you remember which journal Alexander Fleming published his seminar paper on antibacterial properties of penicillin?: "Why I’ve removed journal titles from the papers on my CV" https://t.co/XVrchrVvuJ

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@CForoutanNejad I have no problem at seeing your point. The problem is of course that in doing evaluations, the science is not actually read. And whereas there are excellent work in prestigious journals, there are also a lot of work that are excellent by association: https://t.co/qhROc8zvy3