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Public Use and Public Funding of Science

Public Use and Public Funding of Science

Studying production, funding and consumption of science, a study reveals a strong alignment between what the public consumes and what is impactful, as well as an alignment between funding and collective public use.

Scrutinizing the Collaboration Criterion in Research: How Do Policy Ambitions Play out in Proposals and Assessments?

Scrutinizing the Collaboration Criterion in Research: How Do Policy Ambitions Play out in Proposals and Assessments?

This study aimed to reveal how researchers describe the collaboration with partners outside the university in research proposals.

On Staging Work: How Research Funding Bodies Create Adaptive Coherence in Times of Projectification

On Staging Work: How Research Funding Bodies Create Adaptive Coherence in Times of Projectification

The paper argues for the salience of more detailed empirical investigations into the work of funding bodies as they navigate tensions encountered by researchers.

NATO to Launch €1B Fund for High Tech Start-Ups in Dual Use Technologies

NATO to Launch €1B Fund for High Tech Start-Ups in Dual Use Technologies

NATO has launched a new research programme called DIANA to bring industry, start-up companies and academia together to research new dual-use technologies that address both societal problems and national security issues. The Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) is focusing on technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data processing, quantum-enabled technologies, autonomy, biotechnology, novel materials and space.

'Desperate, Despondent, Ignored': Australian Science at Crisis Point

'Desperate, Despondent, Ignored': Australian Science at Crisis Point

The Coalition's decision to veto six research grants was the last straw for a sector that has felt it is under attack and saddled with an unfair funding system.

Huge Boost for US Science Funding Inches Closer to Reality

Huge Boost for US Science Funding Inches Closer to Reality

The US House of Representatives has passed its America COMPETES Act, which includes money for science funding agencies. Scientists are cautious, but hopeful.

UK's High-risk Research Funder Poaches DARPA Deputy Chief

UK's High-risk Research Funder Poaches DARPA Deputy Chief

US-based research administrator Peter Highnam will lead the newly established agency, which the government says will fund science with minimal bureaucracy.

What We Learned Doing Fast Grants

What We Learned Doing Fast Grants

We launched an abnormally fast source of emergency science funding during COVID-19. The results revealed flaws in current science funding models.

Science Needs Fixing, Not Just Funding

Science Needs Fixing, Not Just Funding

Today, researchers spend nearly half their time on paperwork and administrative tasks, rather than research.

Plans for Lump Sum Funding Move Forward Amid Scepticism

Plans for Lump Sum Funding Move Forward Amid Scepticism

Disagreements persist over the use of lump sum funding in Horizon Europe, as the European Commission gears up for broader implementation over the next couple of years. At a meeting organised by the European Parliament's panel for the future of science and technology (STOA), Horizon Europe rapporteur Christian Ehler MEP debated the pros and cons of lump sum funding, with policymakers in the Commission. Meanwhile, research stakeholders continue to call for caution and a slower rollout of the new system.

Funding Bids: Who Do You Need to Convince and What Are They Looking For?

Funding Bids: Who Do You Need to Convince and What Are They Looking For?

This blog discusses the importance of connecting with different audiences when writing funding bids, based on previous experience as a funding manager at the UK Research Councils. 

The Experimental Research Funder's Handbook (RoRI Working Paper No.6)

The Experimental Research Funder's Handbook (RoRI Working Paper No.6)

This Handbook aims to provide a practical resource for funders looking to move further or faster down the experimental path.

America Needs a New Scientific Revolution

America Needs a New Scientific Revolution

Fast Grants aimed to solve the slowness of the scientific grant evaluation procedure in several ways. This wasn’t business as usual. It was Operation Warp Speed for science.