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Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Maximizing ROI in research

The RCUK has published a brochure, Adding Value: How the Research Councils Benefit the Economy.

In the blurb on its what's new page, the RCUK says the new brochure "shows how the Research Councils work collectively and individually to get the best returns from their investments in research" (my emphasis).

Comment. I have no doubt that the Research Councils benefit the UK economy --indeed, the world economy-- through the research they fund. But they do not maximize the return on their investment in research until they provide open access to the results.