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Comment: Research needs more competence, less 'excellence'

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It is almost impossible to work in research without hearing the word excellence. Universities use it in their mission statements and funding agencies name programmes after it. The word has… Click to show full abstract

It is almost impossible to work in research without hearing the word excellence. Universities use it in their mission statements and funding agencies name programmes after it. The word has of course made its way into a numbing array of institution titles, such as Germany's Clusters of Excellence and the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centres of Excellence...

Keywords: research; less excellence; needs competence; competence less; comment research; research needs

Journal Title: Nature
Year Published: 2017

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