Tag: research
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33 (cynical) thoughts on academia after 33 years
So August 2024 marks 33 years as a full-time academic. That’s a stretch. I have previously noted some thoughts on the academy. However, in a slightly more cynical frame of mind, here are some more
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Call for Papers: Cryptocurrency Research Conference 2018
I will be the keynote at a conference on Cryptocurrencies, sponsored by the Money, Macro Finance Association, May 24 2018. The call for papers is here
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What is the impact of publicly funded science research?
Well, we dont know… BUT we are going to try to shed some light on it. A debate, a colloquium, a discussion. A group of local and international analysts, funders and policymakers will discuss this on 13 November 2015, RCPI Dublin. Details here: Open Policy Debate on Measuring Impact Programme Outline. Booking (free) here:
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Discover Research Dublin | 25 September 2015
What do Trinity Business School researchers do? Come along on Friday and see. For FREE!
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What makes Ireland’s top performing academics stand out?
What do top academics do that sets them apart from the rest? A recent paper sheds some light. Hidden in that is some interesting analysis on Ireland in comparative perspective.
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Predatory and Pay for Publish journals and Irish Academia.
Being the editor of the journal gives you a perspective on the publishing process that is not available to the majority of academic researchers. One of the issues that strikes you is that there is an enormous volume of material seeking a home. Into this gap have come open access journals, new journals from existing…
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Knowledge Transfer Ireland – Partial, Error ridden and Naïve
Knowledge is only useful if people know it exists. So it is great to see Knowledge Transfer Ireland established, to start to allow organizations and individuals to seek out the knowledge in Irish third level institutions. At least , it would be if it worked. . It doesnt Look first at economics. Inputting “economics” …
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What good is a university education?
What good is a university? Economists think a lot about goods, and the classifications of them can shed some light on the present state of Irish higher education. We can think about goods in several ways. All are useful.
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Can we really measure research supervisory quality?
Research metrics are fraught with danger. Usually they are dangerous when they are abused. We can measure the citation history of a paper but that tells us little beyond its citation history. We can measure raw output but that tells us simply how busy someone is. We can measure lots of things but they are all…