Scientists’ Response to Societal Impact Policies: A Policy Paradox

Stefan P. L. de Jong, S.P.L., Smit, J. and van Drooge (2016). Scientists’ response to societal impact policies: A policy paradox. Science & Public Policy, 43(1), 102-114. http://spp.oxfordjournals.org/content/43/1/102 Abstract Many countries have amended legislation and introduced policies to stimulate universities to transfer their knowledge to society. The effects of these policies on scientists are relatively […]

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Valorization / Valorisation

David Phipps, RIR-York Valorization is a term that was recently used to describe social innovation. I think it describes what some seek to accomplish in knowledge mobilization quite well. Trouble is the term « valorization » is no easier to understand than the term « knowledge mobilization ». La valorisation est un terme qui a été utilisé récemment pour […]

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