Biology and Life Sciences

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Research conducted by: RAND Europe; RAND Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment

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Research Brief

Bibliometrics: Key findings from a report on the theory and practice of bibliometrics in health research — Oct 12, 2012

This research brief summarises the key findings from a report on the theory and practice of bibliometrics in health research.

Research Brief

Guiding good research: Key findings from a review of biomedical research ethics — Oct 12, 2012

This research brief summarises the key findings from a review of biomedical research ethics.

Research Brief

Evaluating grant peer review: Key findings of a literature review of grant peer review in the health sciences — Oct 12, 2012

This research brief summarises the key findings of a literature review of grant peer review in the health sciences.

Report

Funding and performance on clinical guidelines: The cases of dementia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — Mar 22, 2012

This exploratory study investigates the characteristics of publications cited on clinical guidelines, and the funding sources they acknowledge, in order to better understand how research is translated into changes in policy and practice.

Report

Proposed Directions of Change to the Common Rule for Protecting Human Research Participants: RAND Responses — Dec 2, 2011

Documents RAND's responses to proposed changes in the Common Rule, which regulates Institutional Review Board protection of human research participants.

News Release

New Report Helps Inform Decisions about How Science Should Be Funded — Mar 7, 2011

Project Retrosight analysed 29 case studies of cardiovascular and stroke research in Australia, Canada, and the UK, and found that clinical research has greater societal impact over a 15-20 year timescale, while basic research has greater academic impact.

Report

Understanding the Returns from Cardiovascular and Stroke Research — Mar 7, 2011

Project Retrosight analyzed 29 case studies of cardiovascular and stroke research in Australia, Canada, and the UK, and found that clinical research has greater societal impact over a 15–20 year timescale, while basic research has greater academic impact.

Research Brief

Project Retrosight: Understanding the returns from cardiovascular and stroke research — Mar 6, 2011

Project Retrosight analysed 29 case studies of cardiovascular and stroke research in Australia, Canada and the UK, examining the diversity of impact produced by this kind of research and identifying factors associated with various levels of payback.

Report

Project Retrosight: Understanding the returns from cardiovascular and stroke research: Methodology Report — Mar 6, 2011

This work explores impacts of cardiovascular and stroke research funded 15–20 years ago and draws out aspects associated with high or low impact. It describes 29 case studies of grants from Australia, Canada and UK. Methodology volume.

Report

Comparing Forensic DNA Evidence Systems in the United States and England — Dec 23, 2010

This comparative analysis of English and U.S. forensic DNA databases and profiling attempted to confirm what many senior U.S. law enforcement officials believe: that the English criminal justice system has capitalized more fully on the crime-fighting potential of DNA evidence.

Report

Enhancing the benefits from biomedical and health research spillovers between public, private and charitable sectors in the UK — Oct 1, 2010

This paper highlights key points from a high-level Forum organised and facilitated by the Office of Health Economics and RAND Europe that discussed spillover effects from biomedical and health research, and strategies to realise their benefits.

Report

Health and Medical Research in Singapore: Observatory on Health Research Systems — Jan 12, 2010

This documented briefing provides an overview of biomedical and health research in Singapore.

Report

Is there a European Medical Research Area? Observatory on Health Research Systems — Dec 23, 2009

This documented briefing provides an overview of the European Research Area and explores whether such an integrated research area exists in health and biomedical research. The report is supported by the Department of Health (England).

Report

Health and Medical Research in France: Observatory on Health Research Systems — Dec 23, 2009

This documented briefing provides an overview of the health and medical research system in France. The report is supported by the Department of Health (England).

Report

Bibliometrics as a tool for supporting prospective R&D decision-making in the health sciences: Strengths, weaknesses and options for future development — Dec 2, 2009

Bibliometrics is an increasingly important tool for research evaluation. The report provides an accessible, 'beginner's guide' to bibliometric theory and application in the area of health research and development (R&D) decision-making.

Report

Evaluating Grant Peer Review in the Health Sciences: A review of the literature — Aug 11, 2009

This report presents findings from a literature review to evaluate grant peer review in the health sciences. Research for the report was conducted with funding support from the Department of Health (England). The report is available in English only.

Journal Article

Using Bibliometrics to Support the Procurement of NIHR Biomedical Research Centres in England — Jan 1, 2009

The bespoke process to procure the biomedical research centres resulted in relatively low transaction costs, compared to more traditional routes into funding research centres.

Report

Health and Medical Research in Japan: Health Research Observatory — Nov 17, 2008

Provides an overview of health and medical research in Japan, describing the sectors that performs such research, how it is funded, how health research priorities are set, and current and emerging health research issues in Japan.

Report

Health and Medical Research in New Zealand: Health Research Observatory — Oct 17, 2008

Presents an overview of health and medical research in New Zealand.

Report

Health and Medical Research in Australia: Observatory on Health Research Systems — Jan 28, 2008

Provides an overview of health and medical research in Australia. The report is part of a series of country-specific reports available from RAND Europe's Observatory on Health Research Systems.

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