and innovation in university research. Innovation here refers to novel approaches and potentially, breakthrough research … research in Finland. University governance influences research content very indirectly and is mediated by multiple other … factors, meaning that policy changes are not, at least in the short run, translated into changed research content. As far as …

University research provides valuable inputs to industrial innovation. It is therefore not surprising that private … possible negative long-run effects on scientific performance. While previous research has mainly focused on a potential … funding of a professor's research budget results in a lower publication outcome both in terms of quantity and quality in …

Based on a sample of research units in science and engineering at German universities, this study reports survey … evidence showing that research grants impact research content. Research units that receive funds from industry are more likely … likely that large firms influenced the research agenda. Public research grants, on the other hand, are associated with a …

While societal expectations for university research have grown, university research has become more and more dependent … currently in practice a major share of university research is conducted with external funding. This report relates the main … findings of a study that analysed the use of project-based research funding instruments at universities, most of which are …

University research provides valuable inputs to industrial innovation. It is therefore not surprising that private … possible negative long-run effects on scientific performance. While previous research mainly focused on a potential crowding … professor's research budget results in a lower publication outcome both in terms of quantity and quality in subsequent years …

Several reviews and impact assessment studies have concluded that the Sixth Framework Programme for Research and … science. Based on a sample of more than 1,000 scientists at universities and public research institutes in Germany, this paper … sizes, less predefined research topics, a reduced administrative burden, and a higher quality of the peer review system. …

reduction of entry barriers for start-ups and increasing high-skilled labour would contribute towards raising productivity and … come close to achieving the Lisbon productivity and knowledge-investment targets. Achieving US standards in all three areas … would reduce the productivity gap by about 50 percent. Improving the quality of tertiary education and increasing …

This descriptive paper analyses structural characteristics of Finnish university departments (FIDs) and benchmarks them … against foreign university departments from Scandinavia, the UK and the US (FODs). In the first place the study aims to reveal … the level of business activities at different university departments. The paper is based on new survey data that …