What is research for? War, safety and security, comfortable life, food, medicine,..... funder and panels should understand current and future demand of local population. Not just any dreams.

What is research for? celebrity, targets, exchange value... or knowledge?

Research culture in universities has undergone a major shift over the last twenty years or so. Many core values remain, but a newer set of dynamics has emerged around them. ‘Doing research’ and being a ‘researcher’ have become dominating markers of general academic life, altering the terms of professional self-worth and ambition.