Research Fortnight
Encyclopedia
Research Fortnight is a subscription newsletter
covering research policy (and providing information on sources of research funding) in the UK.
Research Fortnight was founded in 1994 by William Cullerne Bown, then a reporter at New Scientist
. It has since given birth to sister publications Research Europe, Onderzoek Nederland and Research Africa, as well as a website
, ResearchResearch.com. It is well known for its league table
s of university
performance in the Research Assessment Exercise
.
Its editors have been:
Many of its reporters have gone on to prominent positions in the media or think tank
s:
Newsletter
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covering research policy (and providing information on sources of research funding) in the UK.
Research Fortnight was founded in 1994 by William Cullerne Bown, then a reporter at New Scientist
New Scientist
New Scientist is a weekly non-peer-reviewed English-language international science magazine, which since 1996 has also run a website, covering recent developments in science and technology for a general audience. Founded in 1956, it is published by Reed Business Information Ltd, a subsidiary of...
. It has since given birth to sister publications Research Europe, Onderzoek Nederland and Research Africa, as well as a website
Website
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, ResearchResearch.com. It is well known for its league table
League table
A league table, standings, ranking chart, or ladder is a chart or list which compares sports teams, institutions, nations or companies by ranking them in order of ability or achievement. A league table may list several related statistics, but they are generally sorted by the primary one that...
s of university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
performance in the Research Assessment Exercise
Research Assessment Exercise
The Research Assessment Exercise is an exercise undertaken approximately every 5 years on behalf of the four UK higher education funding councils to evaluate the quality of research undertaken by British higher education institutions...
.
Its editors have been:
- William Cullerne Bown
- Ian Mundell
- William Cullerne Bown
- Colin Macilwain
- Ehsan MasoodEhsan MasoodEhsan Masood is a science writer, journalist and broadcaster. He is the editor of Research Fortnight and and teaches international science policy at Imperial College London.- Biography :...
(current).
Many of its reporters have gone on to prominent positions in the media or think tank
Think tank
A think tank is an organization that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, and technology issues. Most think tanks are non-profit organizations, which some countries such as the United States and Canada provide with tax...
s:
- Lee Elliot Major (Wellcome TrustWellcome TrustThe Wellcome Trust was established in 1936 as an independent charity funding research to improve human and animal health. With an endowment of around £13.9 billion, it is the United Kingdom's largest non-governmental source of funds for biomedical research...
, Sutton TrustSutton TrustThe Sutton Trust is an educational charity in the United Kingdom which aims to provide educational opportunities to young people from non-privileged backgrounds...
) - Harriet Williams (JMG Foundation)
- Anthea Lipsett (The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
) - Anna Fazackerley (Policy ExchangePolicy ExchangePolicy Exchange is a British conservative think tank based in London. The Daily Telegraph has described it as "the largest, but also the most influential think tank on the right"...
) - Alok Jha (Guardian)
- Natasha Gilbert (NatureNature (journal)Nature, first published on 4 November 1869, is ranked the world's most cited interdisciplinary scientific journal by the Science Edition of the 2010 Journal Citation Reports...
) - Daniel Cressey (Nature)
- Ananyo Bhattacharya (Nature)
- Hannah Devlin (The TimesThe TimesThe Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
).