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Research by academic librarians at public universities in Ghana : a realistic expectation?
(Library and Information Association of South Africa, 2020)Academic librarians at public universities in Ghana are expected to perform and publish research. This study asked whether the expectation is realistic, given that the main duties of academic librarians are library related. ... -
General discussion of data quality challenges in social media metrics: Extensive comparison of four major altmetric data aggregators
(Public Library of Science, 2018)The data collection and reporting approaches of four major altmetric data aggregators are studied. The main aim of this study is to understand how differences in social media tracking and data collection methodologies can ... -
An evaluation of the science system in Kenya
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University., 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Evaluation of science systems has been on the increase in the recent past following government calls for accountability of the public investment in research development. The government and other funders ... -
The provision and influence of evidence-based policy advice : a case study of the National Advisory Council on Innovation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University., 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Evidence-based policy(-making) (EBP) has been adopted in many countries as knowledge and expertise are increasingly regarded as part of the core capabilities of political administrations in modern ... -
Cultural differences and confidence in institutions : comparing Africa and the USA
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2018)A comparison was undertaken of confidence in 17 institutions in Ghana, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and the USA using data from the World Values Survey to find shared valuations and distinguishing characteristics as markers of cultural ... -
In the footsteps of Einstein, Sagan and Barnard : identifying South Africa’s most visible scientists
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2017)Highly visible scientists are increasingly recognised as influential leaders with a special role to play in making science part of mainstream society. Through consultation with a panel of 45 experts working at the science–media ... -
Public science communication in Africa : views and practices of academics at the National University of Science and Technology in Zimbabwe
(SISSA Medialab, 2016)This study of the science communication views and practices of African researchers — academics at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) in Zimbabwe — reveals a bleak picture of the low status of public ... -
Country-specific factors that compel South African scientists to engage with public audiences
(SISSA Medialab, 2018)A study in South Africa shed light on a set of factors, specific to this country, that compel South African scientists towards public engagement. It highlights the importance of history, politics, culture and socio-economic ... -
Science communication vs. public relations : the potential effect of university press releases and the changing media landscape on science journalism in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The news media has always played an important role in informing the public about scientific and technological developments, with some studies showing that the majority of the public get their information ... -
The contribution of the Water Research Fund for Southern Africa (WARFSA) to knowledge production and policy in the SADC water sector
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) has been adopted by member states in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) as the process to best manage water resources, with research as a major ... -
A study of the doctoral pipeline: Time-to-degree in selected disciplines at South African Universities
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Over the past decade, there has been a clearly articulated interest, both on a national and institutional level, to identify strategies that would increase the number of doctorate graduates in South ... -
An investigation of open access citation advantage through multiple measures and across subject areas for articles published from 2005 to 2014
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Advocates for open access (OA) practices proclaim it to have several benefits, for researchers, for science and for society at large. One of the proposed benefits is that the increased visibility provided ... -
Commercialising intellectual property emanating from universities in the Western Cape, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: University technology transfer and the effective commercialisation of intellectual property emanating from university campuses has become a topic of growing interest. University intellectual property ... -
Internationally linked authors in Uganda, East Africa : an example of author-level bibliometrics for a developing country
(Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, 2018)In developing countries, researchers with strong international links potentially act as a double-edge sword. On the one hand, local researchers with international links could strengthen the research base of an institution ... -
New potentials in the communication of open science with non‐scientific publics: The case of the anti‐vaccination movement
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There is persistent pressure on science to be more open. But for all the fervour, scant attention has been paid to the full gamut of the potentials of openness, both positive and negative. These potentials ... -
Women’s representation in national science academies : an unsettling narrative
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2017-12)Science academies are well placed to contribute towards strengthening of national systems of innovation through advocating for an increased participation of girls and women in science. To successfully do so, academies would ... -
The extent of South African authored articles in predatory journals
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2017-04)We present a first estimate of the extent of predatory publishing amongst South African academics. This estimate is based on an analysis of all South African authored papers that qualified for subsidy over the period 2005 ... -
Perceptions of the environment and environmental issues in Stellenbosch, South Africa: A mixed-methods approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The issue of environmental perceptions is an important research area. Due to increased environmental degradation from human activities, concern for the environment is growing. Successful environmental ... -
Beyond funding : acknowledgement patterns in biomedical, natural and social sciences
(Public Library of Science, 2017)For the past 50 years, acknowledgments have been studied as important paratextual traces of research practices, collaboration, and infrastructure in science. Since 2008, funding acknowledgments have been indexed by Web ... -
Science communication as a field of research : identifying trends, challenges and gaps by analysing research papers
(Sissa Medialab, 2017)Research in the field of science communication started emerging about 50 years ago and has since then matured as a field of academic enquiry. Early findings about research-active authors and countries reveal that scholarly ...
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