As parliament,last week on April 21, voted in favour of the government research bill recently presented, I feel compelled to return to my old hobby horse: Increase basic funding instead. What worries me is the new model for allocating resources for research that will come into force in two years where strategic profiling will make … Continue reading “Resource model misses the mark”
Each October, for a moment, the world of science holds its breath. Who will it be and for what? The Nobel Prize has a special aura, not just for the prize recipients, but also for the patient researcher who refuses to give up. And naturally for their university. KTH has one Nobel laureate to date; … Continue reading “How can we get more Nobel laureates?”
Just over 15 years ago, several professor colleagues and I successfully applied for money for a mass spectrometer. It has proved to be of tremendous benefit – in this particular case, within polymer materials. This is what good research infrastructure is all about. To both stimulate and generate new and practical research results. MALDI, Matrix … Continue reading “Modern infrastructure a necessity”
Almost two weeks ago the comprehensive 360+page Innovation Support Inquiry landed on Swedish Minister for Higher Education and Research Matilda Ernkrans’ desk. The Inquiry appears to be ambitious and there are some good proposals. But the question is whether the Head of the Inquiry Alf Karlsson bites off more than he can chew. The main … Continue reading “Innovation Support Inquiry causes some concern”
Many researchers have made their voices heard over the last few months. This is something I genuinely welcome. But it is not enough to refer to a study, you also need to take responsibility for what the results mean in practice, and present the method behind the interpretation that has been made. The whole idea … Continue reading “The responsibility and the researcher”
