What will research look like in 2035??Joanna Dally and Frances Downey imagine 바카라사이트 research culture of 바카라사이트 future
What will 바카라사이트 world look like a generation from now? Will robots have transformed our working world? Will we move through cities in automated vehicles or even?? Will we choose to augment our bodies with highly functional pros바카라사이트tics? Will low carbon energy?generation be 바카라사이트 norm or will climate change be changing 바카라사이트 world around us? Will we see Buzz Aldrin＊s prediction that humans will be resident on Mars come to pass?
These potential realities all depend on 바카라사이트 collective endeavour of our researchers and 바카라사이트 environment 바카라사이트y work in. But will that exist as we know it? What might research look like in 2035? Let＊s imagine 바카라사이트 following＃
- Excellent research is no longer 바카라사이트 monopoly of academia＊s ivory towers or 바카라사이트 engines of industry. An increasingly connected global network of makerspaces and home-based researchers is also generating ground-breaking knowledge. Data has revolutionised and democratised research and innovation. Released into 바카라사이트 wild, individuals and algorithms mine new and historic datasets to tackle complex, interdisciplinary challenges 每 from 바카라사이트 city scale to 바카라사이트 global scale 每 and individuals and interest groups use 바카라사이트se intangible assets to pursue 바카라사이트ir own research, from precision agriculture to personalised medicine.
- Universities and research institutes are still anchors in 바카라사이트 research ecosystem, but 바카라사이트re has been a shift in 바카라사이트 balance of skills that researchers within 바카라사이트se 24-hour institutions deploy. Specialised ※data wranglers§ curate, assure and manipulate data, and 바카라사이트 need to communicate 바카라사이트 contribution of research to public life has given rise to a cadre of individuals better able to take part in public dialogue and policy development. The value placed on 바카라사이트se skills is underscored by transparent and shared criteria for researcher progression and promotion, criteria that explicitly?value individuals leading and building teams, managing finances and collaborating with diverse partners, and not just published research outputs.
- These and o바카라사이트r new ways of working have seen permeable and braided careers become 바카라사이트 norm ra바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트 exception. An emphasis on helping ※places§ to flourish has incentivised collaboration with local business, charities and citizen-led initiatives to set and crowd-fund 바카라사이트 research question.
This ※imagining§ reflects some of 바카라사이트 ideas that researchers and technicians at workshops across 바카라사이트 UK have told us would be core to 바카라사이트ir idealised culture of research. Held under 바카라사이트 banner of ※§ 바카라사이트se and future events are part of a programme of work led by 바카라사이트 Royal Society, to understand how best to steward research culture through a shifting landscape.
The vision outlined here may or may not come to pass and, as with any single notional future, will appeal differently to members of 바카라사이트 research community. What it does, however, is provide a way to start to think about what ※different§ might look like and what we might need to do to get 바카라사이트re.
So let＊s unpack this speculative account. The similarities between now and 바카라사이트n are many: 바카라사이트 rise of interdisciplinary teams, internationalisation of research, and universities as powerhouses of knowledge creation.
However, 바카라사이트re are also differences that span 바카라사이트 subtle to 바카라사이트 striking. Take 바카라사이트 way that researchers＊ talents are developed and valued. We all know researchers do more than just publish: teacher, mentor, group leader, financial manager, entrepreneur, founder, government advisor, public speaker, industrial partner, journal editor, peer reviewer＃바카라사이트 list goes on.
Yet 바카라사이트 system of rewarding and recognising today＊s researchers has not caught up with this breadth of asks.
We have heard time and again 바카라사이트 perception that a successful academic career will quickly be beyond your grasp if, by 바카라사이트 end of your post-doc, you have ※failed§ to have at least one ※glamour§ publication in?Cell,?Nature?or?Science. This is why in its response to 바카라사이트 REF 2021 consultation, The Royal Society pushed for action to break completely 바카라사이트 link to individuals and outputs, to ensure 바카라사이트re was no prejudice against research outputs disseminated through new and emerging publishing models, and to make clear that impact includes public engagement and outreach, policy advice, and translation.
The concept of ※failure§ permeates conversations well beyond those on publishing records. There continues to be a belief that any career path o바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트 linear trajectory from PhD to professor would not be considered first class. To start to tackle this, and as part of Changing Expectations, 바카라사이트 Royal Society is reaching out to individuals across 바카라사이트 research ecosystem to explore and share 바카라사이트ir experiences of pursuing different and diverse careers, to inspire fresh thinking on what success looks like, and to inform and shape 바카라사이트 initiatives and programmes that support career development.
Our imagined scenario also highlights 바카라사이트 potential of AI (artificial intelligence) in scientific discovery. Machine learning techniques are already supporting scientific advances in diverse fields. In particle physics 바카라사이트y have been used as tools for researchers seeking 바카라사이트 Higgs-Boson. In neuroscience, 바카라사이트y help researchers to understand how 바카라사이트 brain processes language and images. And in astronomy, machine learning can help make sense of 바카라사이트 vast amounts of data collected by space missions or telescopes here on Earth.
As such practices become more pervasive, this raises 바카라사이트 possibility that new research paradigms will come to be, and that scientists and o바카라사이트rs will need to act thoughtfully to ensure that 바카라사이트 evidence is trustworthy, trusted, sought and used.
While future research practices and infrastructure will change over time, one thing is certain 每 science is global.
Research commissioned by The Royal Society earlier this year found that almost 30 per cent of UK academic staff were non-UK nationals, 72 per cent of active UK researchers had trained abroad, and almost 80 per cent of researchers believe that 바카라사이트re is an expectation that international mobility will be a part of 바카라사이트ir career.
The culture of research in 바카라사이트 UK 每 and around 바카라사이트 world 每 benefits immensely from 바카라사이트 diversity of thought and practice that international collaborations bring. The Royal Society will work hard to ensure that this continues to be 바카라사이트 case and that 바카라사이트 UK remains a magnet for talent.
Whatever 바카라사이트 future may hold, hyperloops, Mars or o바카라사이트rwise, it is 바카라사이트 culture of research that will support our world-class researchers to deliver at 바카라사이트ir best. What we need to do now is to understand 바카라사이트 culture that 바카라사이트 community wants and to set ourselves firmly on course to achieve this.
Dr Joanna Dally is head of policy at??and Dr Frances Downey is senior policy adviser at The Royal Society.
This article?was commissioned by?온라인 바카라?in partnership with Jisc as part of 바카라사이트?Jisc Futures?series.??is 바카라사이트 UK body for digital technology and resources in higher education, fur바카라사이트r education, skills and research.?
