The dilemmas and uncertainties in assessing the societal impact of research

Volume: 47, Issue: 2, Pages: 207 - 218
Published: Jan 10, 2020
Abstract
In the 2000s, many European Union countries have established research impact assessment practices as part of the scrutiny of the third mission of universities. The Finnish research evaluation system has widely adopted a societal impact criterion. In this study, the question is what guiding principles does impact assessment rely on. This point of view is based on the experiences and opinions of experts interviewed for the study. Four implicit...
Paper Details
Title
The dilemmas and uncertainties in assessing the societal impact of research
Published Date
Jan 10, 2020
Volume
47
Issue
2
Pages
207 - 218
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