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The subterranean war on science?: a comment (2013)
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Last week saw the publication of an article entitled “The Subterranean War on Science” in the Association of Psychological Science’s Observer magazine. The authors – scientists from a range of disciplines – reflect on their experiences of their work... Read More about The subterranean war on science?: a comment.

Academic inventions outside the university: investigating patent ownership in the UK (2013)
Journal Article

This paper investigates the ownership of academic patents for a sample of UK academics and challenges the existing definition of the university invention ownership model. The first descriptive results show that 50% of patents are owned by industry, h... Read More about Academic inventions outside the university: investigating patent ownership in the UK.

Lessons from first generation biofuels and implications for the sustainability appraisal of second generation biofuels (2013)
Journal Article

The emergence of second generation (2G) biofuels is widely seen as a sustainable response to the increasing controversy surrounding the first generation (1G). Yet, sustainability credentials of 2G biofuels are also being questioned. Drawing on work... Read More about Lessons from first generation biofuels and implications for the sustainability appraisal of second generation biofuels.

Which publics? When? Exploring the policy potential of involving different publics in dialogue around science and technology. (2013)
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How should we understand ‘the public’ in public dialogue given the dominant assumption within policy-making that the people brought together in these events must constitute a representative sample of the wider population? To improve the prospects for... Read More about Which publics? When? Exploring the policy potential of involving different publics in dialogue around science and technology..