Institution from "summary" of The Disordered Cosmos by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
In physics, we often think of institutions as the places where we do our work: universities, national laboratories, and research institutes. However, institutions are more than just physical spaces. They are also social structures that shape the way science is done, who gets to do it, and whose work is valued. Institutions can be both formal and informal. Formal institutions include academic departments, professional organizations, and funding agencies. These institutions have explicit rules and hierarchies that govern how science is conducted and how knowledge is produced. Informal institutions, on the other hand, are the unwritten norms and practices that shape the culture of a field. These can include things like who gets invited to give talks at conferences, who gets cre...
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