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Symposium 'Fairness and Transparency, towards responsible data science' 12 February 2019On March 5, CWTS and the Leiden University Data Science Research Programme will organize the symposium ‘Fairness and Transparency, towards responsible...
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Radboud and Leiden transparency declaration 05 February 2019Researchers from the Institute for Science in Society (Radboud University Nijmegen) and CWTS (Leiden University) organized a workshop on the use of IT...
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Open access books attract many more readers and slightly more citations 28 January 2019Academics who offer their books free online reach many more readers and are cited slightly more often. Surprisingly enough, it has little effect on th...
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KWR and CWTS join forces in research on social impact 28 January 2019KWR Watercycle Research Institute and the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University are collaborating in the area of socia...
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University rankings should be used in a responsible manner 26 September 2018The Leiden Centre of Science and Techonology Studies has developed 10 principles that are intended to guide the responsible use of university rankings.
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CWTS chooses new leadership - Sarah de Rijcke new director 24 September 2018
The Centre for Science and Technology Studies (Leiden University) has adopted a new governance structure. As of January 1, 2019, the centre will be le...
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Sarah de Rijcke wins ERC Starting Grant 15 August 2018With a success rate of approximately one in ten, receiving an ERC Starting Grant is a notable achievement. Recently, the European Commission announced...
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Five ERC Starting Grants for young Leiden University researchers 26 July 2018The European Research Council has awarded a Starting Grant to five early career scientists from Leiden University. They received funding up to 1.5 mil...
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Impact Project at CWTS 17 July 2018Since 1 April 2018, a new project on impact has been pursued by CWTS, coordinated by Anne Beaulieu. The project has been the occasion to focus on a nu...
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Ludo Waltman appointed as professor of Quantitative Science Studies 17 July 2018
Ludo Waltman has been appointed as professor of Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, especially Quantitative Science Studies, at Leiden Univers...
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Pasteurs Cube: a new model for classifying academic researchers? 26 June 2018Applying a three-dimensional framework of research-related activities, Pasteur’s Cube helps to describe and study ‘use inspired’ academics at today’s ...
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Look again. 20 June 2018The Leiden Ranking is much more than a simple list!
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Leiden Ranking: more than a league table 19 June 2018Every year the Leiden Centre for Science and Technology Studies publishes the Leiden Ranking, a league table of universities based on the quality of t...
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Sarah de Rijcke appointed as professor of Science and Evaluation Studies 13 February 2018As of February 1st, 2018, Sarah de Rijcke has been appointed as Professor of Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, especially Science and Evalua...
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Research at the Faculty in 2018: a sneak preview 24 January 2018A new year that will bring all sorts of developments in the world of research. What are the new year’s resolutions in social sciences research at our ...