Research in progress

1971 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-64
Author(s):  
R.A. Weale
Keyword(s):  
General Interest ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
The Uk

These articles summarize research projects in lighting and related subjects which are presently being investigated at research institutions in the UK and overseas. They have been prepared both to inform research workers of studies being undertaken elsewhere in their own or associated fields of interest and to give to those with a general interest in lighting an appreciation of the trends of current research.

scholarly journals Talking the Talk and Fitting In: Troubling the Practices of Speaking? ‘What you are Worth’ in Higher Education in the UK

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Addison ◽  
Victoria ◽  
G. Mountford
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
University Staff ◽  
Cultural Meanings ◽  
The North ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Fitting In ◽  
Uk Higher Education

In this article we raise questions about fitting in pertaining to various classed identities within two UK Higher Education Institutions (HEI). We discuss the pains and privileges attached to accent and ways of speaking worth: Who is able to mobilize and capitalize on inscribed values, as they come to be attached to ways of talking? Accents and ways of talking are part of embodied class identities and whilst some carry connotations of intelligence, other ways of talking are positioned as lacking value, as well as other cultural meanings ( Sayer 2002 ; Spencer, Clegg and Stackhouse 2013 ; Lawler 1999 ; Skeggs 1997 ; Southerton 2002 ; Taylor 2007 ; Macfarlane and Stuart-Smith 2012 ). In this article we discuss our empirical research carried out in two separate qualitative ESRC-funded research projects in the north of England with undergraduate students (Victoria Mountford) and university staff (Michelle Addison). Focusing primarily on white British ways of talking, we examine how embodying particular accents or ways of talking affect classed notions of ‘fitting in’ or ‘standing out’ (Reay et al 2009: 1; Abraham and Ingram 2013 ) in HE. In a climate of uncertainty in Higher Education we are concerned that the importance of demonstrating one's impact, value and worth comes down to more than just productivity, it is becoming demonstrably about being able to ‘talk the talk’. Here we trouble the practices of speaking ‘what you are worth’.

scholarly journals Una memoria organizacional para gestionar información y conocimiento de proyectos de investigación de instituciones venezolanas [An organizational memory to manage information and knowledge of research projects from Venezuelan institutions]

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esmeralda Ramos ◽  
Iván Flores ◽  
Haydemar Núñez
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Memory Management ◽  
Organizational Memory ◽  
Memory Structure ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
Management Knowledge ◽  
Representation Structure ◽  
Access To Knowledge

Resumen Se propone en este trabajo una memoria organizacional que estructura y organiza la gran cantidad de conocimiento, experticia e información gerencial y técnica que generan los investigadores durante la ejecución de los proyectos de investigación que se realizan en instituciones venezolanas. El modelo que define la estructura de la memoria, se fundamenta en los diferentes documentos que acompañan el desarrollo de los proyectos, a saber: documentos de descripción, especificación avances, publicaciones y finiquito; además incorpora información que caracteriza a los investigadores involucrados. La memoria proporciona una estructura de representación flexible que simplifica el acceso al conocimiento generado, facilitando de esta manera el proceso de producción de conocimiento y permitirá realizar seguimiento de las experiencias de los investigadores, proporcionando directrices para resolver problemas en las instituciones de investigación del Estado venezolano. Palabras claveProyecto de investigación, Memorias de proyectos, gestión de conocimiento   Abstract This paper proposes an organizational memory to structure and organize the knowledge generated by the researchers during the execution of their projects in Venezuelan institutions. The model that defines the memory structure is based on documents that accompany the development of projects: descriptions, specifications, progress, publications and settlements. Also, it includes information that characterizes the researchers involved. The memory provides a flexible representation structure which simplifies access to knowledge generated. In this way, facilitate the process of knowledge production and allow for tracking the experiences of researchers, providing guidelines for solving problems in the research institutions of the Venezuelan state.KeywordResearch projects, Project memory, management knowledge

Approaches to supervising work-based learning students’ workplace research

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Talbot ◽  
Andy Lilley
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Contextual Framework ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline a small research project designed to explore the practices of the UK work-based learning (WBL) tutors in facilitating formal research projects in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected using a short questionnaire to practitioners administered electronically and a daylong workshop where issues were discussed in greater depth by participating tutors. Findings – The main findings are that there is a degree of agreement by WBL tutors about the distinctiveness of WBL research projects; that although there is increasing use of technology to support delivery only one institution is using e-learning as the principal means of delivery; emphasis is upon a relatively small number of techniques and there is a strong preference for qualitative over quantitative methods. Research limitations/implications – The main limitation of the study is the relatively small number of active participants. However, this is the only study of its kind and the results offer insights into an important element of pedagogic practice in WBL. Practical implications – The project enabled the identification of common approaches and facilitated discussion of problems shared by WBL tutors across the field. There appears to be a consensus that situated investigation exists within a different contextual framework to traditional academic dissertation projects and that the focus is therefore necessarily on generating data as the basis for active problem solving. Originality/value – This is the only empirical study of practice in respect of facilitating research projects on WBL programmes in higher education.

Strategic planning of scientific research activities: What is the added value for Algerian research institutions?

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-277
Author(s):  
Abdelmalik Mezhouda
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
Research Activities

Abstract Strategic planning becomes, nowadays, an integral part of higher education institutions management. It aims at supporting universities and colleges to anticipate changes, mobilize institutional energies and potentials around a shared vision and face new challenges. In spite of the well-acknowledged added value of strategic planning in higher education institutions worldwide, it still has not received enough attention within Algerian research institutions where traditional long-run planning is still prevailing. The present article aims at exploring the practice of research planning among Algerian research institutions focusing on its main elements, namely planning model, setting research priorities, alignment of objectives, research project planning, criteria of validating research projects, researchers' motivations and research projects monitoring. The article also highlights the potential value that strategic planning can deliver to help Algerian research institutions improve their performance and achieve their goals.

scholarly journals Pharmaceutical industry, academia and people with experience of mental illness as partners in research: a need for ethical guidance

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 196
Author(s):  
Sapfo Lignou ◽  
Ilina Singh
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Mental Health Research ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
Research Partnerships ◽  
Moral Framework ◽  
Ethical Guidance

Background: Several social and policy developments have led to research partnerships in mental health research, which depart from traditional research models. One form of such partnerships is among research institutions, industry (pharmaceutical and biotech) and people with lived experience of mental illness (RIPs). There are several benefits but also ethical challenges in RIPs. An ethics-based approach to anticipating and addressing such ethical issues in mental health research is lacking. Given the expansion of RIPs in treatment development for mental health illness, guidance to support ethical and trustworthy collaborative mental health research projects is essential. Methods: To develop a moral framework for evaluating the ethics of RIPs, we systematically searched PubMed for peer-reviewed literature discussing good practices in research partnerships. Searches were also conducted in websites of known organizations supporting patient engagement with industry in mental health research and in the references of short-listed articles. Following application of exclusion criteria, remaining articles were critically examined and summarised to synthesise principles for ethically acceptable RIPs and inform clear guidance and practices. Results: Critical analysis and synthesis of the short-listed articles highlighted the need for two sets of principles to guide ethical RIPs: principles for (a) RIPs as a trustworthy enterprise (e.g. public accountability, transparency) and (b) fair RIPs (e.g. effective governance, respect). We discuss the application of these principles in problem-solving strategies that can support best practice in establishing fair and successful mental health research partnerships among research institutions, industry and people with lived experience of mental illness. Conclusions: Ethical guidance is needed to prevent and address challenges in RIPs and to promote the scientific and social benefits of these new research partnership models in mental health research. We show how the proposed moral framework can guide research partners in designing, sustaining and assessing ethical and trustworthy collaborative mental health research projects.

Global economic clusters will fuel competitiveness

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
Economic Prosperity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cluster Development ◽  
Income Inequalities ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
The Uk

Subject Economic clusters. Significance Economic clusters are geographic concentrations of interconnected businesses and institutions in a particular field. Being in close proximity, businesses benefit from economies of scale. New clustering of industries is promoted as a means of achieving economic prosperity. Governments are offering incentives, funding and bringing research institutions close to industrial providers. Yet there is criticism that, by over-relying on cluster developments, economies become overspecialised, whereas policies promoting diversification would make them more resilient. Impacts There are fears that cluster development could exacerbate regional and income inequalities. Governments will support new cluster drivers, with public-private partnerships such as the UK Catapult initiatives. Governments will back clusters to commercialise innovation, increasing growth in specific concentrations within a region.

scholarly journals Transition or Translation?: Thinking Through Media and Cultural Studies Students’ Experiences after Graduation

1970 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Educational Transitions ◽  
University System ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Uk

This article uses Kevin Robins and Frank Webster’s notion of ‘instrumental progressivism’ as a way of understanding the tensions between discipline-based academic staff and educational policy makers and developers within universities.  Robins and Webster argue that contemporary educational orthodoxies bring together two disparate philosophies: progressive understandings of education as student-centred and lifelong and the view that higher education should serve the economy.  While these writers see instrumental progressivism as a symptom of an ailing university system, this article argues that cultural studies as an interdiscipline with historical ties to progressivism cannot entirely step aside from the logic of these reforms.  The article interrogates Robins and Webster’s argument drawing on two small-scale qualitative research projects which traced the experiences of graduates from media and cultural studies programs, one in the UK and one in Australia.  While there are formidable political problems with progressivism and real challenges in smoothing educational transitions, the article argues that cultural studies programs can help students translate the categories, research questions, and disciplinary concentrations of their field into the languages and taxonomies of the work place.

scholarly journals DARE to be different? A novel approach for analysing diversity in collaborative research projects

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 300-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frédérique Bone ◽  
Michael M Hopkins ◽  
Ismael Ràfols ◽  
Jordi Molas-Gallart ◽  
Puay Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Research Evaluation ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Working Together ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Further Development

Abstract Growth in collaborative research raises difficulties for those tasked with research evaluation, particularly in situations where outcomes are slow to emerge. This article presents the ‘Diversity Approach to Research Evaluation’ (DARE) as a novel way to assess how researchers engaged in knowledge creation and application work together as teams. DARE provides two important insights: first, it reveals the differences in background and experience between individual team members that can make research collaboration both valuable and challenging; second, DARE provides early insights into how team members are working together. DARE achieves these insights by analysing team diversity and cohesiveness in five dimensions, building on Boschma’s multi-dimensional concept of proximity. The method we propose combines narratives, maps, and indicators to facilitate the study of research collaboration. The article introduces the DARE method and pilots an initial operationalization through the study of two grant-funded biomedical research projects led by researchers in the UK. Suggestions for further development of the approach are discussed.

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