Scientists and Their Attitudes to Industry Links

1998 ◽  
Vol 02 (01) ◽  
pp. 79-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Butler ◽  
Sue Birley
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Clear View ◽  
Research Institutes ◽  
Level Of Activity ◽  
The Uk ◽  
High Level

This paper examines the attitudes of scientists in four research institutes within the UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council towards links with industry. Interviews were conducted with scientists who ranged in their level of industrial contact from none at all to a high level of activity. They were classified into five groups by their attitudes and labelled as Enthusiastic, Interested, Prepared to be Supported, Disinterested and Academic High Ground. These attitudes are related to the level of activity. As expected, there was a relationship between attitude and level of activity. The first two groups had a high level of links, and the second two few. Those taking the Academic High Ground often had very good contacts with industry, despite their clear view of their academic and scientific roles.

scholarly journals Professional Internships for PhD Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 44-45
Author(s):  
Christopher Penny
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Academic Work ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Tenure Track ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Tenure Track Faculty ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Research Councils

According to NIH statistics, only 8% of people that begin a biology PhD in the USA become tenure-track faculty members. Anecdotally, this number can vary between 1 and 10%, depending on the institution and field. For those young scientists who want a career within academia, these statistics can be both daunting and depressing. For those who can't wait to leave, or for those who choose to leave with perhaps less enthusiasm, there is a world of opportunities in a diverse range of sectors. However, many non-academic jobs require experience or skills that are difficult to obtain or apply while studying for a PhD. Recently, the research councils within the UK, and in particular the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), have made some large investments to provide PhD students with additional skills and experience beyond their academic work.

scholarly journals SysMIC: A Blueprint for interdisciplinary online training in the life sciences

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerold Baier ◽  
Chris Barnes ◽  
David Crowe ◽  
Stephen Gilmore ◽  
Uwe Grimm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Online Training ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
New Type ◽  
The Uk

‘Big Data’ and a surge in quantitative methodologies increasingly urge bioresearchers to train and improve their mathematical and computational skills. In response to this challenge the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council in the United Kingdom offered funds to develop web-based training in mathematics and computation for life scientists in all fields. The SysMIC consortium won the bid and implemented a new type of online course, which so far has been delivered to more than 1400 scientists, mostly in the UK. Researchers train self-paced or in cohorts in a media rich environment with materials based around intuitive biological examples. We describe the course, its trainee spectrum, and the modes of trainee engagement. We propose that tailored interactive online training is a scalable model for continuing professional development in the interdisciplinary life sciences in the 21st century.

scholarly journals The way forward?: The growth of systems biology

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 24-26
Author(s):  
Clare Sansom
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Systems Biology ◽  
Computer Analysis ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Biological Problem ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Way

Systems biology is certainly fashionable. In the UK, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council has put forward the majority of an investment of well over £70 million to set up six university-based ‘centres of integrative systems biology’. Other countries are making similar investments. A few years ago, however, as with ‘bioinformatics’ a decade or so earlier, it seemed that there were almost as many definitions of systems biology as there were practitioners. It is not too much of an exaggeration to say that almost any computer analysis of a biological problem might have been badged in that way.

scholarly journals SysMIC: A Blueprint for interdisciplinary online training in the life sciences

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerold Baier ◽  
Chris Barnes ◽  
David Crowe ◽  
Stephen Gilmore ◽  
Uwe Grimm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Online Training ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
New Type ◽  
The Uk

‘Big Data’ and a surge in quantitative methodologies increasingly urge bioresearchers to train and improve their mathematical and computational skills. In response to this challenge the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council in the United Kingdom offered funds to develop web-based training in mathematics and computation for life scientists in all fields. The SysMIC consortium won the bid and implemented a new type of online course, which so far has been delivered to more than 1400 scientists, mostly in the UK. Researchers train self-paced or in cohorts in a media rich environment with materials based around intuitive biological examples. We describe the course, its trainee spectrum, and the modes of trainee engagement. We propose that tailored interactive online training is a scalable model for continuing professional development in the interdisciplinary life sciences in the 21st century.

Archives of the Dance (21): Siobhan Davies Dance Online

2008 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
SARAH WHATLEY
Keyword(s):  
Research Council ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Digital Archive ◽  
Arts And Humanities ◽  
The Uk

In 2006, an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) grant was awarded to researchers at Coventry University to create a digital archive of the work of Siobhan Davies Dance. The award is significant in acknowledging the limited resources readily available to dance scholars as well as to dance audiences in general. The archive, Siobhan Davies Dance Online, 1 will be the first digital dance archive in the UK. Mid-way through the project, Sarah Whatley, who is leading the project, reflects on some of the challenges in bringing together the collection, the range of materials that is going to be available within the archive and what benefits the archive should bring to the research community, the company itself and to dance in general.

ATTITUDE TO OPEN ACCESS IN RUSSIAN SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY: 2018. SURVEY RESULTS AND ANALYSIS

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. K. Razumova ◽  
N. N. Litvinova ◽  
M. E. Shvartsman ◽  
A. Yu. Kuznetsov
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Scholarly Community ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
The Uk ◽  
High Level ◽  
Access Policies

Introduction. The paper presents survey results on the awareness towards and practice of Open Access scholarly publishing among Russian academics.Materials and Methods. We employed methods of statistical analysis of survey results. Materials comprise results of data processing of Russian survey conducted in 2018 and published results of the latest international surveys. The survey comprised 1383 respondents from 182 organizations. We performed comparative studies of the responses from academics and research institutions as well as different research areas. The study compares results obtained in Russia with the recently published results of surveys conducted in the United Kingdom and Europe.Results. Our findings show that 95% of Russian respondents support open access, 94% agree to post their publications in open repositories and 75% have experience in open access publishing. We did not find any difference in the awareness and attitude towards open access among seven reference groups. Our analysis revealed the difference in the structure of open access publications of the authors from universities and research institutes. Discussion andConclusions. Results reveal a high level of awareness and support to open access and succeful practice in the open access publications in the Russian scholarly community. The results for Russia demonstrate close similarity with the results of the UK academics. The governmental open access policies and programs would foster the practical realization of the open access in Russia.

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