Previous research on university-industry collaboration in Canada concluded, using mean impact factors as a proxy, that the scientific impact of such research is not inferior to that of university research. Using field-normalized impact factors and citation counts, this paper reexamines the Canadian case. It shows that, when impact factors are field-normalized, university-industry papers are pub...

This paper explores the role of a media art gallery within university setting. Specifically, it examines how mahaus.gallery can contribute to intellectual and cultural life community. The discusses ways in which promote interdisciplinary learning research, foster creative collaborations, engage with wider community beyond campus. Therefore, through quantitative approach, we analyzed arts higher...

The PLEIADI Project (acronym for “Portale per la Letteratura scientifica Elettronica Italiana su Archivi aperti e Depositi Istituzionali”, a portal for Italian scholarly e-literature in open archives and institutional repositories) originated from the collaboration between two major Italian university consortia, CASPUR and CILEA, within the framework of the AEPIC project. PLEIADI aims at buildi...

Understanding institutional changes is crucial for environmental management. Here we investigated how institutional changes influenced the process and result of desertification control in northern China between 1949 and 2004. Our analysis was based on a case study of 21 field sites and a meta-analysis of additional 29 sites reported in the literature. Our results show that imposed knowledge-dri...

John Duncan presented on the ethical aspects of network research conducted with university dorm students as subjects. He detailed the ethical design of the study and his experiences with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at Indiana University. John also reviewed the state of ethical research standards while providing a charge for improved collaboration between ethics boards and researchers. ...

The ERC-funded research project »Embedding Conquest«, based at Leiden University, studies the mechanics by which early Islamic rule took root in a tapestry of diverse territories and different social contexts. Based on large corpus documentary literary texts, especially letters, team has identified elements political, territorial, institutional cohesion stemming from interpersonal ties loyalt...

This paper weaves together issues of collaboration among staff and collaboration among students. It builds on experience at two very different British universities and it fits with one of the conference themes of ‘collaborative action in and beyond the campus’. One connection between these is that by practising effective collaboration, staff can contribute to a climate where collaborative infor...