quinta-feira, 7 de outubro de 2021
Os bolseiros que apresentaram queixa por assédio moral contra a investigadora Raquel Varela
quarta-feira, 6 de outubro de 2021
Mais três previsões acertadas sobre os vencedores do Nobel em 2021
terça-feira, 5 de outubro de 2021
Emeritus Professor Terry Young: Academics’ time would be far better spent on assessment, curation and mentoring
Within the framework of the article published today on Times Higher Education by Emeritus Professor Terry Young (link provided above), it becomes apparent that universities are poised to play a crucial role in curating and validating research conducted in the corporate sector.
The rationale behind this is straightforward: universities have relinquished the monopoly on research, with approximately 200 companies generating 40% of global research output. Furthermore, the challenge lies in establishing trust in corporate research results, particularly when negative outcomes could have severe implications, potentially leading to bankruptcy. https://pacheco-torgal.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-university-of-future.html
Continuing the discussion on curation and assessment, it is worth recalling a 2019 paper authored by a Full Professor at Stanford. This paper meticulously analyzed nearly 50 unicorns, including the infamous case of Theranos fraud: “High‐valuation companies that publish little or nothing in the peer‐reviewed literature may still have patents related to their products. One may argue that patents undergo rigorous evaluation. However, patents do not offer the same level of documentation as peer‐reviewed articles. For example, Theranos had over 100 patents, but these were unable to supplant the vacuum in their evidence....when a team of investigators used the Theranos technology to run 22 common lab tests versus the same tests run with other companies’ technologies, the problematic error rates became manifest.." https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/eci.13072
PS - Just within the last two days, Clarivate Analytics took a significant step by incorporating peer review history into the extensive repository of nearly 30 million author records within the Web of Science platform. This recognition underscores the vital importance of meticulous paper curation as an essential academic duty. Whether by coincidence or design, Web of Science has chosen to spotlight my personal profile as an exemplary case https://publons.com/announcement/#your-review-contributions-in-web-of-science
segunda-feira, 4 de outubro de 2021
Portugal com excesso de publicações científicas e também de investigadores que não têm tempo para dormir
domingo, 3 de outubro de 2021
The Economist valida a controversa decisão do Reitor da Universidade de Coimbra
sábado, 2 de outubro de 2021
Seis livros cruciais para entender o futuro, pelo menos de acordo com o Presidente da YCombinator
Six books to understand the future according to the President of YCombinator
sexta-feira, 1 de outubro de 2021
Masoquismo académico__Parte 2
The 2021 Ageing Report: Projections for the EU Member States until 2070
Os mortos vivos que os contribuintes são obrigados a sustentar
Ainda na sequência do post acima é importante chamar a atenção para um artigo hoje no Público, da autoria da professora mais corajosa da universidade Nova de Lisboa, onde aquela escreve sobre as firmas Portuguesas que já morreram e se recusam a permanecer mortas:
