Vedran Zerjav

Prof at @NTNU. Researcher of project industries. infrastructure, cities technology, and grand challenges. Associate Editor of @IJPMJrnl. Views own.

[Vedran Zerjav @vzerj]

@Nightingale_P @GGCanto But if a theory can be seen as a ring, one can say the same about a field? Also difficult to say what constitutes ‘coordinated’.

[Vedran Zerjav @vzerj]

Time to introduce double-blind review into grant proposal evaluation?

[Nicholas A. Christakis @NAChristakis]

Dutch RCT finds that withholding grant proposal from judges (& just giving them cv & abstract) did not affect rankings. Resources devoted to writing & evaluating grants may not have the intended effect of optimizing selection of the most promising science. https://t.co/xxXSMYht5S

[Vedran Zerjav @vzerj]

What we do — and don’t — know about how misinformation spreads online https://t.co/alz2mPaoBx

[Vedran Zerjav @vzerj]

@DrKorica I suggest that it is always much better to rely on their own thinking than on a ‘hallucination generator’ of likely associations to make any argument. And unless they can verify that they could have written the content themselves, it is a very dangerous territory to be in.

[Vedran Zerjav @vzerj]

@LocaGiorgio The real problem is the 'UK education empire' thinking. Ultimately it is just one system (out of many others). When the symptoms of the disease are obvious, we get the advice 'we must all look at ourselves in the mirror and contemplate about the nature of education'. Own up, UK.

[Vedran Zerjav @vzerj]

No need for yet more mystification of the problem - there is plenty of people who have a pretty good idea of what education (also university) is (and is not) for.

[Carl Rhodes @ProfCarlRhodes]

“What’s needed is … an honest debate about exactly what – and who – a modern university education is really for. Right now, that’s the essay question to which nobody seems to have a clear answer” https://t.co/SWaTJoukjJ

[Vedran Zerjav @vzerj]

"It is logically impossible to (a) hold moral high ground, (b) to do nothing in response to past responsibilities; and (c) to claim to be in favor of global poverty reduction."
Should poor countries remain poor? https://t.co/Hgn3uKECmt

[Vedran Zerjav @vzerj]

"Any form of university education that claims its quality is demonstrated through commercial university rankings has been mis-sold."

Rank hypocrisy - how universities betray their promises on responsible research assessment https://t.co/K6kcfPqnUV via @wonkhe

[Jonas Söderlund @ProfSoderlund]

This is a very important converation for project policy. Project failures (beyond budget overruns, etc.) cost lives long-term as they hinder new, healthy, vital projects.

[UoM Science and Engineering @UoMSciEng]

Manchester’s researchers are on a mission to tackle some of the UK’s most challenging resilience and security problems. They've just been awarded £4.2 million to help build a secure world. @UKRI_News

https://t.co/9wv0ygKlUp

[Vedran Zerjav @vzerj]

The strength of a research field hinges on the work of its reviewers. But too often we forget good reviews are a result of training, experience, and constructively critical supportiveness. Definitely not only about 'expertise'. https://t.co/JpwlfjzDp1

[Vedran Zerjav @vzerj]

@unitate_fortior @ipagov Goodhart’s law etc

[Vedran Zerjav @vzerj]

@unitate_fortior @ipagov and problems with validity of ‘evidence’ 🙂.

[Vedran Zerjav @vzerj]

@unitate_fortior @ipagov lack of resilience that is

[Vedran Zerjav @vzerj]

@unitate_fortior @ipagov By estimating costs for the lack thereof?

[Vedran Zerjav @vzerj]

@andyinBrighton I would like a signed copy please!

[Abdalhadi Alijla عبد الهادي العجلة @alijla2021]

Via Scott Long.

For those interested, I've uploaded my entire library of books on Palestine/Israel to the cloud, in digital form (mostly pdf and epub) so you can access them. It's a little over 1700 books, a lot of them good and important, some of them historical or political curiosities. Nearly all are in English, I'm afraid. You can download any that interest you individually, or the whole library (about 13 GB). And feel free to share this. Link: https://t.co/a9QzqAcqK3

[Vedran Zerjav @vzerj]

"I am reminded of what silence can do and how long it can haunt a place and a people." https://t.co/UGVIzn3nGF

[Vedran Zerjav @vzerj]

There seems to be barely noticeable disconnect between policy and its implementation into practice. But worry not, the diagram also suggests that the future is bright 😠.

[MorganHPhillips @MorganHPhillips]

If you combine analysis by scholars like @dannydorling (e.g. https://t.co/wJi8pT28bD) and climate scientists like @Peters_Glen - who prepared the graphic below (using IPCC data) - you get a picture of the absolutely wild times that lay ahead. And yet... 1/