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James Wilsdon is a British interdisciplinary social scientist, policy expert, professor of research policy at University College London (UCL), and Executive Director of the Research on Research Institute (RoRI).[1][2]
Education
[edit]Wilsdon studied at the University of Oxford gaining an MA in 1996. He undertook postgraduate studies at Middlesex University, obtaining with a Professional Doctorate (DProf) in 2004.[4][5]
Career
[edit]Between 2001 and 2008 Wilsdon held positions at Demos, firstly as Head of Strategy and then as Head of Science and Innovation.[2][non-primary source needed] During his tenure at Demos he was appointed to the Institute for Advanced Studies at Lancaster University.[6] In 2008, he became the founding Director of the Science Policy Centre[7][non-primary source needed] at the UK's Royal Society. In September 2013, he became chair of the Campaign for Social Science.[2][non-primary source needed]
Wilsdon joined the faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Sheffield in 2016 as Director of Impact & Faculty Director of Research & Innovation, later becoming the Digital Science Professor of Research Policy.[2][non-primary source needed] In 2018, he co-Founded the Research on Research Institute (RoRI) and became its founding Executive Director.[11][12] In 2023, Wilsdon was appointed Professor of Research Policy at University College London.[2][non-primary source needed]
Commentary and contributions
[edit]Wilsdon has made contributions to public discourse on research policy writing for the Guardian newspaper[13] as well as frequent commentary in journals such as Nature[14][15][16][17] and Science[18][19]
References
[edit]- ^ "James Wilsdon". Research on Research. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "James Wilsdon". University College London. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ "Professor James Wilsdon". Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ Wilsdon, J. 2003. Digital futures: e-ecommerce and sustainable development, DProf thesis. Middlesex University Research Repository
- ^ Wilsdon, James, ed. (14 October 2014). Digital Futures (0 ed.). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781849773829. ISBN 978-1-136-54832-1.
- ^ "Think tank leader appointed to IAS". Lancaster University. 6 June 2006. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Prof James Wilsdon". Vitae Website. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ Wilsdon, James, ed. (2016). The metric tide: the independent review of the role of metrics in research assessment & management. Los Angeles: Sage Publications. ISBN 978-1-4739-7306-0. OCLC 936143897.
- ^ Wilsdon, James; Bar-Ilan, Judit; Frodeman, Robert; Lex, Elisabeth; Peters, Isabella; Wouters, Paul; European Commission; University of Sheffield (United Kingdom); Bar-Ilan University (IL), eds. (2017). Next-generation metrics: responsible metrics and evaluation for open science. Luxembourg: Publications Office. ISBN 978-92-79-66130-3.
- ^ Curry, Stephen; Gadd, Elizabeth; Wilsdon, James (12 December 2022). Harnessing the Metric Tide: indicators, infrastructures & priorities for UK responsible research assessment (Report). Research on Research Institute. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.21701624.v2.
- ^ Jackson, Alex (30 September 2019). "Research on Research Institute (RoRI) launches to enable more strategic, open, diverse, and inclusive research". Digital Science. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ "A kinder research culture is possible". Nature. 574 (7776): 5–6. 1 October 2019. Bibcode:2019Natur.574R...5.. doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02951-4. PMID 31576053.
- ^ "James Wilsdon | The Guardian". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ Doubleday, Robert; Wilsdon, James (May 2012). "Beyond the great and good". Nature. 485 (7398): 301–302. doi:10.1038/485301a. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 22596137.
- ^ Wilsdon, James; de Rijcke, Sarah (May 2019). "Europe the rule-maker". Nature. 569 (7757): 479–481. Bibcode:2019Natur.569..479W. doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01568-x. PMID 31114085.
- ^ Wilsdon, James (March 2017). "Brexit must preserve advisory networks". Nature. 543 (7647): 591. Bibcode:2017Natur.543..591W. doi:10.1038/543591a. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 28358107.
- ^ Wilsdon, James (July 2015). "We need a measured approach to metrics". Nature. 523 (7559): 129. Bibcode:2015Natur.523..129W. doi:10.1038/523129a. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 26156338.
- ^ Wilsdon, James (10 March 2023). "A science superpower in the wings?". Science. 379 (6636): 962. Bibcode:2023Sci...379..962W. doi:10.1126/science.adh3526. PMID 36848216.
- ^ Wilsdon, James (7 February 2020). "For science, Brexit isn't done yet". Science. 367 (6478): 605. Bibcode:2020Sci...367..605W. doi:10.1126/science.abb0976. PMID 32029602.