• Identifying and facilitating high quality research 

      Langfeldt, Liv; Aagaard, Kaare; Borlaug, Siri Brorstad; Sivertsen, Gunnar (R-QUEST Policy Brief;1, Others, 2016)
      Policies attempting to promote high quality research are widespread. But what does it mean to promote high quality research? And do the policies work? This policy brief summarises what we know and do not know about these issues.
    • Quality criteria and concentration of research funding 

      Aagaard, Kaare (R-QUEST Policy Brief;4, Others, 2019)
      Across many countries concentration of research funding is becoming more pronounced affecting both diversity and topic selection. What is driving these developments? And what are the arguments for and against increased ...
    • The effects of performance-based research funding systems 

      Sivertsen, Gunnar; Aagaard, Kaare (R-QUEST Policy Brief;2, Others, 2017)
      The effects of performance-based research funding systems are among the most contested issues in both science policy studies and broader academic discussions. A key question in these debates, the relationship between ...