Collaborative working
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What is this about?
Collaborative working is "the act of two or more people or organizations working together for a particular purpose". [1] Collaborative working can cover formal or informal ways to work together. Formal collaborations include research projects under specified research grants, informal collaborations include, for example, networks or alliances.[2] Collaborations can be permanent or last for a certain time period. Important for succesfull research collaborations is having good underlying principles providing the basis for agreements of collaborations.
Why is this important?
A lot of scientific work happens through collaboration. Yet, collaborations can also lead to conflict when there is lack of clarity about the roles of different collaborators, or when expectations are not met.
Collaborative work has become more important over the past few decades, partially due to the rise of interdisciplinary research. The number of co-authors on a paper is a potential indifcatar for the rise of collaborations., with the average number of co-authors on research papers for the PNAS rose from 3.9 in 1981 to 8.4 in 2001. [3]
- ↑ https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/collaborative-working
- ↑ https://www.fundingcentral.org.uk/Page.aspx?SP=6296#:~:text=Collaborative%20working%20or%20partnership%20working,of%20projects%20or%20full%20merger.
- ↑ Vicens, Quentin, and Philip E. Bourne. 2007. “Ten Simple Rules for a Successful Collaboration.” PLOS Computational Biology 3 (3): e44
For whom is this important?
The Embassy Editorial team, Iris Lechner contributed to this theme. Latest contribution was Oct 12, 2020
