Research Articles (Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST))
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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 ... -
A survey of doctoral supervisors in South Africa
(UNISA Press, 2015)South African universities receive a direct monetary reward for the number of doctoral graduates produced. As a result there has been a steady increase in numbers in recent years (from 977 in 2004 to 1 878 in 2012), with ... -
Valorisation : the case of the Faculty of Applied Sciences at the National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe
(HESA, 2018)Valorisation is a process that adds value to academic knowledge. It comprises all activities pertaining to the dissemination and exploitation of such knowledge for social and economic benefit. A 4D valorisation map was ... -
Post-graduate studies in South Africa : myths, misconceptions and challenges
(HESA, 2007)The article interrogates some of the current views and myths around the so-called 'inefficiency' of the management of postgraduate studies in South Africa. In this regard data are presented on recent trends in postgraduate ... -
Scopus or Web of Science for a bibliometric profile of pharmacy research at a Nigerian University?
(Library and Information Association of South Africa, 2017-12)Previous comparisons between Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) paid little attention to universities in African countries. This study investigated the effect of using different data sources on the bibliometric profile of ... -
A unique fingerprint? Factors influencing attitudes towards science and technology in South Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2016)From an international perspective, research in the field of public attitudes towards science and technology has been conducted since the 1970s. A frequently proposed – and empirically supported – theory is that strong ... -
The early history of research funding in South Africa : from the Research Grant Board to the FRD
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 201612)The South African government has a long tradition of supporting research at public higher education institutions. Such support commenced in the early 20th century, although the exact nature of the support at that time is ... -
South African corresponding authors on perceived beneficiaries and the nature of university research
(HESA, 2017)About 2 000 corresponding authors of articles in the Web of Science (who had a South African university address) selected from a list of 22 categories the perceived beneficiaries of their research. A beneficiary was defined ... -
Open data intermediaries in developing countries
(Centre for Community Informatics, Research, Development and Training, 2016)This paper offers a more socially nuanced approach to open data intermediaries using the theoretical framework of Bourdieu’s social model, particularly his species of capital. Secondary data on intermediaries from Emerging ... -
Nurturing doctoral growth : towards the NDP’s 5000?
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2015-12)No abstract available. -
Use of scientific research by South African winemakers
(SISSA, 2014-02)The study investigated the extent to which transmission and cognition, the first two stages in the research use process, are accomplished for winemakers. “Transmission-cognition” was operationalized as the frequency of ... -
Types of knowledge in science-based practices
(SISSA, 2014)Science communication as an interdisciplinary field of study has always been concerned with issues of knowledge utilisation. This theoretical paper focusses on the “knowledge” part of knowledge utilisation and provides ... -
The Humanities and Social Sciences in SA : crisis or cause for concern?
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2011-12)The publication of two high-level reports on the state of the Humanities in South Africa in recent months1,2 is in itself a historic event. If scholars in the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) had been concerned about ... -
The decline of the humanities and social sciences in South Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2011-09-27)Two reports on the humanities and social sciences in South Africa have appeared within a month of each other, pointing to an increasing awareness of a sector of higher education that has declined – at least in terms of ...
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