In this paper we structure, obtain and analyze results of an expert elicitation on the relationship between U. S. government Research & Development funding and the likelihood of achieving advances in cellulosic biofuel technologies. While there was disagreement among the experts on each of the technologies, the patterns of disagreement suggest several distinct strategies. Selective Thermal Proc...

In a knowledge-based economy, science and technology are omnipresent and their importance is undisputed. Equally evident is the need to allocate resources, both monetary and human, in an effective way to foster innovation (Ahrweiler et al., 2015; Watts & Nigel, 2014). In the preceding decades, science policy has embraced data mining and metrics to gain insights into the structure and evolution ...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to assess the research investments made to UK institutions for all infectious disease research and identify the direction of spend by institution. DESIGN Systematic analysis. Databases and websites were systematically searched for information on relevant studies funded for the period 1997-2010. SETTING UK institutions carrying out infectious disease research. P...

This paper provides the first full description of the status of Australian institutional repositories. Australia presents an interesting case because of the government’s support of institutional repositories and open access. A survey of all 39 Australian universities conducted in September 2008 shows that 32 institutions have active repositories and by end of 2009, 37 should have repositories. ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to identify perceptions of the general public regarding research involving human tissues; to assess the public's willingness to donate samples to biobanks; and to identify factors associated with the willingness to donate samples. METHODS Cross-sectional survey. Postal questionnaires to a random sample of the general public in Sweden, 18-80 years of age (n...

With the advent of outcomes-based funding policies, state policymakers are increasingly committed to basing public college and university funding on how institutions perform on valued measures such as program progress and degree completion. This rising emphasis is considered here in the historical context of three earlier state funding approaches: “base-plus” approaches, enrollment-based formul...

The quality of higher education is one the critical factors for increasing competitiveness Bulgarian economy and development regions. financing system main provided educational service in schools, which dwelled upon Strategy Development Higher Education. aim author to explore possibilities using European funding projects institutions under operational programs on this basis outline some guideli...