James Wilsdon
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
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
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
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
- ↑ "James Wilsdon". Research on Research. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "James Wilsdon". University College London. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ↑ "Professor James Wilsdon". Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ↑ Wilsdon, J. 2003. Digital futures: e-ecommerce and sustainable development, DProf thesis. Middlesex University Research Repository
- ↑ Wilsdon, James, ed. (2014-10-14). Digital Futures (0 ed.). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781849773829. ISBN 978-1-136-54832-1. Search this book on
- ↑ "Think tank leader appointed to IAS". Lancaster University. 2006-06-06. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Prof James Wilsdon". Vitae Website. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ↑ 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. Search this book on
- ↑ 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. Search this book on
- ↑ Curry, Stephen; Gadd, Elizabeth; Wilsdon, James (2022-12-12). 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 (2019-09-30). "Research on Research Institute (RoRI) launches to enable more strategic, open, diverse, and inclusive research". Digital Science. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ↑ "A kinder research culture is possible". Nature. 574 (7776): 5–6. 2019-10-01. Bibcode:2019Natur.574R...5.. doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02951-4. PMID 31576053.
- ↑ "James Wilsdon | The Guardian". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ↑ 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 (2023-03-10). "A science superpower in the wings?". Science. 379 (6636): 962. Bibcode:2023Sci...379..962W. doi:10.1126/science.adh3526. PMID 36848216 Check
|pmid=value (help). - ↑ Wilsdon, James (2020-02-07). "For science, Brexit isn't done yet". Science. 367 (6478): 605. Bibcode:2020Sci...367..605W. doi:10.1126/science.abb0976. PMID 32029602 Check
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