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Should academics pursue patents?
Published on 2012-02-02 16:43:17
For researchers in applied sciences, it is the norm to file intellectual property (IP). This practice can be construed to make a lot of sense: The objective of applied research is applications, solving real-world problems. Applications generally make it out into the real world because a company thinks they can make a profit solving a [...]
Assessing research
Published on 2012-01-26 16:38:51
Being a PhD student for almost three years now, a challenge I keep on running into is assessing the research projects I have done. What I mean by assessing is: judging what is new and interesting about the research. During my Master’s I thought science is all about discovering new physics. But new physics is [...]
“The nature of the contribution of every author should be made clear”
Published on 2012-01-26 02:10:05
Being an author of a scientific paper is still the most secure building bock of a scientific career and a way to recognition. As a result people fight to be on the author list and are disappointed – if not angry – when they feel that they are left out for no good reason. The [...]
