• Evaluating and improving research-society relations: The role of normal and extraordinary impact 

      Sivertsen, Gunnar; Meijer, Ingeborg (R-QUEST Policy Brief;3, Others, 2018)
      Reflecting on current methods in evaluations of the societal impacts of research, this policy brief pinpoints the distinction between normal and extraordinary impact of research and the limitations of evidence-based case ...
    • 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.
    • 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 ...