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What are the social and scientific benefits of participating at academic conferences? Insights from a survey among doctoral students and postdocs in Germany
Research Evaluation ( IF 2.800 ) Pub Date : 2020-08-27 , DOI: 10.1093/reseval/rvaa018
Kalle Hauss 1
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Academic conferences are global phenomena. As the coronavirus pandemic continues, many conferences now are being postponed or canceled. Usually, they bring together a complex network of academic and nonacademic professionals to discuss and disseminate new knowledge. The practice of ‘conferencing’ also includes activities that go far beyond the exchange of information. Conferences constitute social spaces where researchers encounter other researchers, establish new contacts, maintain old contacts, hold exploratory talks, and initiate collaborations. Academic conferences therefore can yield a plenitude of scientific and societal impacts. In the past, much progress has been made in measuring the impact of financial investments in science. There is, however, no shared understanding of how to measure the impact of academic conferences. Against the background of the time and money that is spent on both visiting and organizing conferences, it is important to understand the ways in which conferences generate impact. The coronavirus pandemic also shows that it is important to implement digital technologies like tools for virtual conferencing. This article uses qualitative and quantitative data to examine the conference activities of young scholars from German universities and to study how they profit from attending conferences. It is shown that conferences play a significant role in the qualification process. However, in terms of information and networking benefits, postdocs compared with doctoral students seem to profit more.

中文翻译:

参加学术会议有哪些社会和科学利益?来自德国博士生和博士后调查的见解

学术会议是全球现象。随着冠状病毒大流行的继续,许多会议现在被推迟或取消。通常,他们将复杂的学术和非学术专业人士网络聚集在一起,讨论和传播新知识。“会议”的做法还包括远远超出信息交换范围的活动。会议构成了研究人员与其他研究人员会面、建立新联系、保持旧联系、举行探索性会谈和发起合作的社交空间。因此,学术会议可以产生大量的科学和社会影响。过去,在衡量金融投资对科学的影响方面取得了很大进展。然而,对于如何衡量学术会议的影响没有共同的理解。在访问和组织会议上花费的时间和金钱的背景下,了解会议产生影响的方式很重要。冠状病毒大流行还表明,实施虚拟会议工具等数字技术非常重要。本文使用定性和定量数据来考察德国大学青年学者的会议活动,并研究他们如何从参加会议中获利。结果表明,会议在资格审查过程中发挥着重要作用。然而,在信息和网络收益方面,博士后与博士生相比似乎获利更多。了解会议产生影响的方式很重要。冠状病毒大流行还表明,实施虚拟会议工具等数字技术非常重要。本文使用定性和定量数据来考察德国大学青年学者的会议活动,并研究他们如何从参加会议中获利。结果表明,会议在资格审查过程中发挥着重要作用。然而,在信息和网络收益方面,博士后与博士生相比似乎获利更多。了解会议产生影响的方式很重要。冠状病毒大流行还表明,实施虚拟会议工具等数字技术非常重要。本文使用定性和定量数据来考察德国大学青年学者的会议活动,并研究他们如何从参加会议中获利。结果表明,会议在资格审查过程中发挥着重要作用。然而,在信息和网络收益方面,博士后与博士生相比似乎获利更多。本文使用定性和定量数据来考察德国大学青年学者的会议活动,并研究他们如何从参加会议中获利。结果表明,会议在资格审查过程中发挥着重要作用。然而,在信息和网络收益方面,博士后与博士生相比似乎获利更多。本文使用定性和定量数据来考察德国大学青年学者的会议活动,并研究他们如何从参加会议中获利。结果表明,会议在资格审查过程中发挥着重要作用。然而,在信息和网络收益方面,博士后与博士生相比似乎获利更多。
更新日期:2020-08-27
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