Making Science Public
Rebuttal to “The privatisation of science is not in the public interest”
February 26, 2013
This post reproduces the main arguments I used when I argued against Alex’s motion that “The privatisation of science is not in the public interest” at the launch of the ‘Making Science Public’ programme at the University of Nottingham on 11th February 2013. Alex opened with his argument and I responded along the following lines. …
The language of knowledge: A new tower of Babel?
February 15, 2013
For some time I have been intrigued by the word ‘knowledge’. The more I hear it being used, the less I understand its meaning. The confusion increases with every ‘compound’ use that I come across (in linguistics a ‘compound’ refers to a combination of two or more words). Most recently I came across the compound …
Science in Public 2013 – Call for Panel Proposals
December 14, 2012
UPDATE: You can see the full Call For Papers including details of all the proposed panels at http://scienceinpublic.org/conference/ 8th Annual Science in Public Conference, 22-23 July 2013 on ‘Critical Perspectives on Making Science Public’ Call for Panel Proposals The University of Nottingham is proud to host the 8th Annual Science in Public Conference, 22-23 July 2013. …
The end of journals? Open access, impact and the production of knowledge
December 6, 2012
Under direction from the government, there is a drive to make publicly funded research open access; that is, if you go to the website where the journal article resides, non-subscribers will not be met by a page asking you to part with $30+ for the privilege of reading. Research articles will be free to read….but …
Between knotweed and the deep blue sky: Debating the value of science in society
June 8, 2012
This blog was first published as a guest blog on the LSE blog ‘Impact of Social Sciences‘ on 7 June, 2012. Knotweeds and rats Last Friday (1 June, 2012) I was reading the Times Higher over breakfast. My eyes fell on the following sentence in the editorial: “The ubiquity of market ideology is explored in …
Exploring the language of impact
May 8, 2012
I recently collected a few indicative phrases around ‘impact’, one of the pillars of the Research Excellence Framework. In one email a colleague asked me “Can we call that impact?” (400 hits on facebook linked to a TV interview linked to a still speculative health improvement measure). A tweet announced: “That’s what I call impact”, …
MSP bookmarks
- Taking the Corporate Pound- Why Universities and Companies Collaborate | attheinterface May 17, 2013
- Sen. Whitehouse - Time to Wake Up: Magical Thinking on Climate Change May 11, 2013
- This is a fantastic @BNerlich post on Gabriel Tarde and the sociology of scientific conversation http://t.co/s11MQp02kt #MakingSciPub May 11, 2013
- Review: Maximum Republic | through the looking glass May 8, 2013
- Never knowingly undernudged May 6, 2013
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