I mentioned that I worked at the University of the Arctic. I still participate in this university, which is a consortium; it's not an actual university.
I think probably the best and smartest thing it's done is what is called thematic networks: It brings together Arctic research across the eight Arctic countries and elsewhere to focus on a particular issue or a particular theme. It has produced very good results, I would say.
It's perhaps organizing around particular outcomes and particular needs of society and having some deliverables and goals for answering some of those, not just producing publications. That's where the system, I think, lets us down. Getting funding and producing publications are what's valued most, but in Arctic research, there's much more need for practical solutions and outcomes.