Archive - Ben’s thoughts on R&D

What Actually Counts as Interdisciplinary Research?

A data-driven look at which funders support knowledge integration

Jul 9 •

June 2025

The future of research belongs to those with clarity of purpose

Replacing US leadership means tackling fundamental questions about our research institutions’ role in society

Jun 6 •

May 2025

Tips for new advisers in government

What I wish someone had told me. Now sharing for interest!

May 28 •

R&D does drive growth – just not in the way you think

A response to David Edgerton.

May 1 •

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April 2025

Scroll the Future

How AI microsites reshape persuasion, urgency, and memory

Apr 28 •

March 2023

Are we losing our cutting edge?

A new paper indicates the UK's research base is becoming irrelevant, and that’s very frightening.

Mar 17, 2023 •

July 2022

Over the horizon

In the political turmoil of the last week, the UK seems to have lost its science minister. Our main political advocate for research and development has…

Jul 13, 2022 •

February 2022

First impressions of the levelling up white paper

The UK government’s levelling up white paper is out - so what better time to start a new blog!

Feb 2, 2022 •

February 2016

Scarcity, technology and open access

In his recent post, Martin Eve argues that the convergence of technology and culture that partly enable open access also partly disable it, due to the…

Feb 22, 2016 •

June 2015

Subscription publishers do not want my business.

Today I learned something very important and depressing about subscription-based academic publishing.

Jun 20, 2015 •

December 2014

What would be the implications of a ‘gold’ Open Access REF policy?

Earlier this year, HEFCE and its sister funding councils announced a new policy for Open Access (OA) in relation to the next Research Excellence…

Dec 4, 2014 •

October 2014

How do we achieve open access?

In case missed earlier in the week, I wrote a post on the new HEFCE (beta) blog:

Oct 24, 2014 •

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