Maarja Beerkens

[Maarja Beerkens @MaarjaB]

First year Public Admin students presenting their research results on decentralization effects at Wijkcentrum Mariahoeve. Well done everybody! @PA_UniLeiden

[Maarja Beerkens @MaarjaB]

“MPA challenge” at the Ministry of Interior Affairs. Students presenting their policy advice on the housing market after hard day work. @pa_unileiden @fggaleiden

[Maarja Beerkens @MaarjaB]

Controversial software is proving surprisingly accurate at spotting errors in psychology papers https://t.co/z1bRHdz4BF

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“There is no need to disrupt what works”, says a publisher for the record. Agree ... but our understanding of ‘what works’ probably differs. https://t.co/TJotVAvdeU

[Maarja Beerkens @MaarjaB]

Looking forward to the numbers. Years of sweat, time and legal fees all over the world to get some transparency. https://t.co/42rNRwCr1k

[MathOA @oa_math]

Actual subscription figures (Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, T&F) from New Zealand universities will be made public soon. Already clear that some pay twice as much per staff member as others for the same secretly negotiated package. Nothing like the free scholarly publishing market!

[Maarja Beerkens @MaarjaB]

An increasingly burning issue, for the long-term quality of both teaching as well as research. https://t.co/PA7qOHGxTS

[Stefan @Stefan_de_J]

Interesting point by @mikofLohr: how to improve access to funding for those who spent the first years after their phd on teaching instead of publishing? #synergy17

[LSE Impact Blog @LSEImpactBlog]

101 Innovations in Scholarly Communication: How researchers are getting to grip with the myriad of new tools. https://t.co/QGxTjrLwto

[Maarja Beerkens @MaarjaB]

We surrender, too – to optimism. I have no empirical data that makes me optimistic about the world or human nature. https://t.co/i0sQGNc7Az

[Bill Cronon @wcronon]

Peter Higgs in @guardian on pernicious metrics of scientific productivity that privilege quantity over quality: http://t.co/q8zRjU3490

[Maarja Beerkens @MaarjaB]

Increasing evidence that public R&D crucial for transformational private innovation, even in the US. http://t.co/5ZE4as4PJJ

[Maarja Beerkens @MaarjaB]

Nice summary of The social benefits of HE but, again, is the HE really the cause. http://t.co/gn4r4g5XO0

[Maarja Beerkens @MaarjaB]

More papers, better papers? The curious correlation of quality and quantity in academic publishing http://t.co/T7HEvohAmW

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Nice explanation of the Nobel-winning Higgs. Awesome is the world of fundamental physics! http://t.co/vfkyGwZOUG

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Open Access journals under criticism. But with time the OA will regulate itself. http://t.co/Yo71hvkQNu

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Tricks to move up in university rankings, but would any of this make our HE better? http://t.co/WsfZW4czBo via @THEWorldUniRank

[Maarja Beerkens @MaarjaB]

The public still trusts scientists. ... can we keep the trust? http://t.co/xRCgWVK8M0