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The Ethos of Science and the Perception of the Polish System of Financing Science

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 March 2020

Marzena Feldy  and
Barbara Kowalczyk
Marzena Feldy
Affiliation:
National Information Processing Institute, al. Niepodległości 188 b, 00-608Warszawa, Poland. Email: marzena.feldy@opi.org.pl
Barbara Kowalczyk
Affiliation:
National Information Processing Institute, al. Niepodległości 188 b, 00-608Warszawa, Poland. Email: marzena.feldy@opi.org.pl
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Abstract

The reforms of the Polish system of science emphasise the importance of research and the international activity of Polish scientists. Optimal allocation of funds, taking into account the needs of researchers, is one of the current key objectives of research policy in Poland. The aim of this article is to discover values that Polish researchers identify with as well as defining their approach to the current system of research financing in Poland. The results presented here come from a nationwide study implemented at the turn of 2016. In total, we surveyed 800 randomly selected researchers. The interviewees had at least a PhD degree and were employed in Polish research institutions. The results of the study confirm that the researchers who identify with different ethoses of science have varied approaches to the Polish system of research financing. The scientists who take the least favourable view of the system are those who identify with the academic tradition. Compared with the scientists with deeply-rooted academic values, those in favour of a post-academic ethos more appreciate the available funding opportunities as well as the features of competition-based research funding. They also more often claim that the rules of financing research institutions in Poland have a positive impact on the development of science.

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European Review , Volume 28 , Issue 4 , August 2020 , pp. 599 - 616
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© Academia Europaea 2020

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