Challenges in Research Policy

This open access volume addresses major challenges in research policy and provides advice on how to approach them. With chapters designed as accessible policy briefs, the book serves as an essential resource for new actors in research policy. It offers evidence-based recommendations on approaching research governance, funding, and evaluation challenges by covering these topics:Identifying and facilitating high quality researchEvaluating transdisciplinary research qualityEvaluating societal impactThe dilemmas of grant peer reviewHow citations relate to research qualityReforming research assessmentThe use of metrics in academic recruitmentQuality criteria and concentration of research fundingBalancing basic and external research fundingDesigning performance-based research funding systemsStrategic steering of research at universitiesThe consequences of paying to publishEach chapter combines research with practical advice and provides an overview of the state-of-the-art in research on the specific topic, as well as references for further reading.