Category: Policy
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Policy: Open-Science
Critically Evaluate the Arguments for and Against the Adoption of Open Science Principles in Different Scientific Disciplines Introduction: Open Science (OS) represents a transformative shift towards greater transparency, accessibility, and collaboration in scientific research. Its principles include open access publishing, open data sharing, open peer review, and open source software development. While OS offers numerous…
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Nuclear power around the world
United Kingdom The UK’s nuclear power landscape is at a critical juncture. The country faces the imminent retirement of a significant portion of its existing nuclear fleet, which currently provides around 9 GW of capacity. This decline in capacity poses a challenge to the UK’s energy security and its decarbonization goals. While the government has…
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The REF: Research Excellence Framework
[[Please note that this is AI generated, and so may not be 100% accurate.]] What is the REF? The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is a quality assessment system used in the United Kingdom to evaluate research output and impact across various higher education institutions (HEIs). It’s a process of expert review that aims to assess…