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Borlaug, Siri Brorstad; Langfeldt, Liv – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
Centres of Excellence (CoE) have become a common research policy instrument in several OECD countries the last two decades. The CoE schemes are in general modelled on the organisational and research practices in the natural and life sciences. Compared to 'Big science', the humanities have been characterised by more individual research, flat…
Descriptors: Humanities, Research, Foreign Countries, Cooperation
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Nguyen, Huong Thi Lan; Van Gramberg, Bernadine – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
Despite being accepted as a key function in research management, research planning seems to be a neglected practice in some higher education institutions, particularly in economically disadvantaged countries such as Vietnam. This paper addresses a research gap in this area by examining (1) the practices of research planning at four leading…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Design, Strategic Planning, Educational Research
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Breetzke, Gregory D.; Hedding, David W. – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
In this paper we critically examine the research landscape in South Africa. We do this by documenting the progression and transformation of the country's National Research Foundation (NRF)-rated researchers from 2005 to 2015. Results indicate that most NRF-rated researchers in South Africa are white and male but this trend is slowly changing with…
Descriptors: Research Administration, National Organizations, Researchers, Blacks