A new criterion for allocating research funds : ‘ impact per dollar ’
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NSF (USA) requires proposals to include activities addressing the ‘broader impacts’ of a project. Similarly, starting in 2013, the Higher Education Funding Council for England will require applicants to articulate the societal and economic benefits of their research. The criteria are so broad (by definition!) and vague that applicants do not know what to include, and evaluators have a difficult time making comparisons. Although these requirements are well-intended, it might be better if rather than focusing on vaguely
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تاریخ انتشار 2010