Based on the evolution of higher education systems in the last 50 years, this paper discusses the use of research funding mechanisms as privileged instruments to maintain and foster diversity in higher education systems. We suggest that competitive research funding supported by non-standardised...

This article analyzes the impact of research unit size on academics' scientific output and communication behavior with peers, controlling for individual and organizational characteristics, including the academics' engagement in teaching. Results show that research unit size does not influence...

This special issue is a bridging effort to bring together science policy and academic research productivity analysis by focusing on knowledge production, diffusion and commercialization policies and practices. The discussion addresses two major issues: (1) the changing national science policies...

This paper argues that strengthening the knowledge dimension and external societal links (i.e. ‘system linkages’) are critical in making the institutional changes required for tertiary education institutions (TEIs) to meet the needs of global competition and the knowledge economy. In public...