UK and Switzerland Strengthen Science Ties with £16m Investment
Funding announced for joint projects and clinical trials in update to “landmark” bilateral agreement.
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Amid Cuts to Basic Research, New Zealand Scraps All Support for Social Sciences
Amid Cuts to Basic Research, New Zealand Scraps All Support for Social Sciences
Scientists shocked as “blue-sky” Marsden Fund has half its budget shifted to research focused on helping economy.
Metascience Can Transform Indian Research
Drawing on a study of priorities in health research, researchers argue a metascience approach can refocus Indian research towards areas that are most needed by Indian society and that are understudied globally
Grass-roots Grant-writing Approaches Can Help Researchers at Small Institutions to Succeed
Grass-roots Grant-writing Approaches Can Help Researchers at Small Institutions to Succeed
At small or minority-serving institutions, time and resources that are needed to draft successful grant proposals are often in short supply. But help is available.
Europe Must Double Funding for Research and Simplify Procedures, Top Expert Suggests
Europe Must Double Funding for Research and Simplify Procedures, Top Expert Suggests
An independent expert report on the EU’s Framework Programmes for research and innovation recommends major role for research funding and a restructuring of funding mechanisms.
UK Scientists Fear £1bn Funding Cut for New Research
Concerns that future projects may be axed in budget to help pay for rejoining EU's Horizon programme.
EU Needs to Experiment with New R&I Funding Mechanisms, Heitor Report Says
The way the EU funds research and innovation isn't really working, and the European Commission needs to experiment with new ways to do it, according to a new influential report on the future of the EU's research and innovation framework programmes.
Commission Prepares to Bundle All Research and Innovation Money into Competitiveness Fund
Research Organisations Call for More Funding for Marie Curie Actions
Thirteen organisations representing European research and innovation have come together to urge the Commission to increase the budget for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), the EU's doctoral and postdoctoral training programme.
Public-private Partnerships Should Be Preserved in FP10, Says Eszter Lakos
Public-private Partnerships Should Be Preserved in FP10, Says Eszter Lakos
Research and innovation is shaping up to have a central role in the EU's new competitiveness agenda, but Hungarian MEP Eszter Lakos, who was involved in the negotiations for Horizon Europe, is worried about what this will mean for its successor scheme, framework programme 10 (FP10).
The Impact of Winning Funding on Researcher Productivity, Results from a Randomized Trial
The Impact of Winning Funding on Researcher Productivity, Results from a Randomized Trial
In this small randomized trial, research funding did not have a clear impact on researcher productivity. However, the expanded use of modified lotteries in the allocation of grant funding has the potential to revolutionize the measurement of research productivity.
The Value of REF Beyond Academia - From Research to Development Impact
The Research Excellence Framework is primarily a mechanism for assessing the quality of research and allocating research funding. However, REF outputs and in particularly impact case studies hold value for many actors outside of higher education institutions.
EU Launches €380m Partnership on Rare Diseases
Initiative will coordinate research to “deliver significant health benefits”
The Rat Race for Research Funding Delays Scientific Progress
The scramble to get academic research funded contributes to society's inability to handle issues such as climate change.
How to Win Funding to Talk About Your Science
Many researchers describe public outreach as a labour of love, often carried out in their spare time. But some funders reward these activities.
Argentine Scientists Scrimp and Save Their Way Through Funding Crisis
Deep budget cuts are sowing chaos—and creativity
Inside Germany's Sprind Innovation Agency, the Anti-Horizon Europe
About a 15-minute walk from Leipzig's main train station, past office blocks, hardware stores and garden centres, sits a former railway logistics building near the end of a dilapidated road in a warren of tired-looking warehouses. As you approach, there's little to suggest that it contains Germany's great hope for re-invigorating its economy.
Diseases with Higher Burden in Asia and Africa Lack Research Funding
These neglected tropical diseases typically affect populations in the poorest parts of the world
Research Funders Have No Excuse to Shun Volatile Countries
Buffers against economic and political turbulence can be built into project support, says Hannah Ngugi
What Associated Country Status Means for UK Social Sciences and Humanities Researchers
What Associated Country Status Means for UK Social Sciences and Humanities Researchers
On 1 January this year, the UK became an associated country to Horizon Europe, the EU’s flagship research scheme, and to the EU’s Earth observation programme Copernicus. Linda Hantrais and Anouska Nithyanandan consider the broader implications of association for the social and human sciences and review the preparations that UK social scientists should be making to re-establish their international reputation for research excellence post-Brexit.
Australian Research Council Urged to Back Basic Research
Submissions to funding review emphasise imbalances between institutions, career stages and types of research supported
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