Excellence and the new social contract for science
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Excellence and the new social contract for science: In search for scientific excellence in a changing environment.
T he notion of “scientific excellence” has entered the vocabulary of scientists and funders and has embedded itself in the language of evaluation guidelines as part of a broader discourse about the new “social contract” for science. While excellence in science should be nurtured and rewarded, and while structures and practices that support excellence are important, the questions of what we mean...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: EMBO reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1469-221X,1469-3178
DOI: 10.15252/embr.201540328