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Fund Ideas, Not Pedigree, to Find Fresh Insight

Fund Ideas, Not Pedigree, to Find Fresh Insight

Anonymous applications free scientists to make bold proposals, and ‘golden tickets’ free reviewers to bet on them, says Thomas Sinkjaer.

Canadian Science Wins Billions in New Budget

Canadian Science Wins Billions in New Budget

Canada's 2018 budget includes almost Can$4 billion (US$3.1 billion) in new funding for science over the next five years. This is in contrast to the Can$1 billion in new science funding contained in last year's budget - almost none of which went to basic research.

Open Philanthropy Project

Open Philanthropy Project

The Open Philanthropy Project’s mission is to give as effectively as we can and share our findings openly so that anyone can build on our work. Through research and grantmaking, we hope to learn how to make philanthropy go especially far in terms of improving lives.

NIH funding contributed to 210 approved drugs in recent years, study says

NIH funding contributed to 210 approved drugs in recent years, study says

More than $100 billion in NIH funding went toward research that contributed, either directly or indirectly, to the the drugs, which were approved between 2010 and 2016.

Trump Science Budget Sows Confusion

Trump Science Budget Sows Confusion

US president makes last-minute decision to abandon proposal for major cuts to National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and Department of Energy’s science office.

Trump Budget Gives Last-Minute Reprieve to Science Funding

Trump Budget Gives Last-Minute Reprieve to Science Funding

Funding for the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health would hold steady after Congress agrees to lift spending caps, but details are fuzzy.

China's Basic Science Research Funding Doubles in 5 Years

China's Basic Science Research Funding Doubles in 5 Years

The percentage of funding for basic science R&D in the central government's total financial input in science and technology has reached the level of developed countries, according to an official overseeing resource allocation and management at the ministry.

US Science Agency Will Require Universities to Report Sexual Harassment

US Science Agency Will Require Universities to Report Sexual Harassment

The National Science Foundation says institutions it supports must disclose when researchers are found to have violated policies or are put on leave pending investigation.

EU on Verge of Directly Funding Universities

EU on Verge of Directly Funding Universities

Direct funding of regional university networks is being talked about by the EC and national governments. Another option would be rewarding universities according to how much they contribute to local innovation - using an assessment similar to the UK’s REF. EU support for universities is currently channelled only to specific projects, with no institutional discretion.

Computer Scientist to Lead French Research Giant

Computer Scientist to Lead French Research Giant

Computer scientist Antoine Petit, 57, is the new head of Europe's largest research organization. On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron named Petit as president of CNRS, France's national research agency headquartered in Paris.

Parliament Wants a Substantially Bigger Research Budget

Parliament Wants a Substantially Bigger Research Budget

The European Parliament wants to substantially increase research spending to at least €120 billion in the next seven-year EU budget cycle that comes into effect after 2021. The current €77 billion research programme, “cannot satisfy the very high demand”.  from applicants.

To Have and Have Not: The Drama of EU Research Funding Enters Its next Act

To Have and Have Not: The Drama of EU Research Funding Enters Its next Act

More EU ministers and commissioners are voicing support for bigger research and innovation funding - but the political argument is a long way from won. To win the case for more funding, innovation fans are going to have to talk, not abstractly, but concretely.​

The Relative Influences of Government Funding and International Collaboration on Citation Impact

The Relative Influences of Government Funding and International Collaboration on Citation Impact

International collaboration improves the impact of average research papers, whereas more government funding tends to have a small adverse effect when comparing OECD countries.

Policy Considerations for Random Allocation of Research Funds

Policy Considerations for Random Allocation of Research Funds

Towards a fully-fledged policy proposal, including issues of cost and fairness.