New forum for responsible research metrics launched - September 16, 2016
A group of research funders, sector bodies and infrastructure experts are working together in partnership to promote the responsible use of research metrics. The 2015 independent report The Metric Tide highlighted growing pressure on higher education institutions, researchers, funders and policymakers to use metrics in managing and assessing research.… Read More
ALPSP to celebrate tenth anniversary of the annual conference in 2017 at the Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin in The Netherlands - September 15, 2016
The Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) will host the tenth anniversary of the annual conference at the Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin in Noordwijk, near Amsterdam in The Netherlands. The three day event will take place from September 13-15, 2017. The ALPSP Conference… Read More
Informa to acquire Penton for $1.56 billion - September 15, 2016
MidOcean Partners ("MidOcean"), a middle market private equity firm, and Wasserstein & Co. ("Wasserstein"), an independent private equity and investment firm, have entered into a definitive agreement to sell Penton, an innovative professional information services company, to Informa plc ("Informa") for $1.56… Read More
Second annual Peer Review Week to focus on ‘Recognition for Review’ - September 15, 2016
To honour and celebrate peer review, a group of organisations is working collaboratively to plan a week of activities and events. The group has announced that the second annual Peer Review Week will run from September 19- 25, 2016. This year's theme is Recognition for Review, exploring all aspects… Read More
Second Academic Book Week scheduled for January 25, 2017 - September 15, 2016
Research Libraries UK will partner with the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers, the Booksellers Association, the British Library, Midas PR, The Publishers Association and University College London for the second Academic Book Week. The event is a week-long celebration… Read More
Digital Science and University of the Arctic partner to provide new research insights for the Arctic region - September 15, 2016
Digital Science, a research-driven technology company serving scientific and research communities, and the University of the Arctic (UArctic) a co-operative network of more than 170 universities, colleges and research institutes concerned with higher education and research in and around the northern Arctic region, have entered into… Read More
