The consequences of the extended gap between curiosity-driven and impact-driven research
Magazine article, 2015

This editorial captures the phenomenon that the stream of curiosity-driven, ‘continuous’, research funded by the universities’ internal means or foundations is drifting apart from the impact-driven, ‘projectified’, research funded by public-sector agencies with industrial influence and co-funding.

Research funding

journals

applied research

Author

Johan Woxenius

University of Gothenburg

Centre for Environment and Sustainability (GMV)

Transport Reviews

0144-1647 (ISSN) 1464-5327 (eISSN)

Vol. 35 4 401-403

Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)

Transport Systems and Logistics

Business Administration

DOI

10.1080/01441647.2015.1052894

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