Research evaluation should be pragmatic, not a choice between peer review and metrics

Responding to the growing momentum of movements, such as DORA and CoARA, Giovanni Abramo argues for a more nuanced balance between the use of metrics and peer review in research assessment.

PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Ireland

This guide will help you find the right PhD and explain what doing a PhD is actually like. They provide a wide range of advice on postgraduate research and funding.

Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme

The Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme is an established national initiative, funded by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, and managed by the Council. A new national research agency, Taighde Éireann/Research Ireland, has been established by the government. The agency will amalgamate the work of the Irish Research Council and Science Foundation Ireland. The full operation of Taighde Éireann will be enabled over the coming period.

How and why do the life sciences cite social sciences?

Which is more challenging: developing a vaccine for an unforeseen pandemic in under a year, or convincing people to take it? A lesson from COVID-19 is that both the development and adoption of science can be equally challenging. From research to solution, societal factors lie in the last mile, capable of either facilitating or hindering the problem-solving power of science. Scholarly understanding of society, the realm of the social sciences, can complement life sciences by re-embedding biological entities into societal structures and navigating public acceptance of innovations.