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Insights into European Research Funder Policies and Practices
Insights into European Research Funder Policies and Practices
A new report summarises the results of a survey of European research funders on Open Access and Research Data policies, commissioned by SPARC Europe.
The Problem With Sugar-Daddy Science
The pursuit of money from wealthy donors distorts the research process-and yields flashy projects that don't help and don't work.
Many of the Deadliest Cancers Receive the Least Amount of Research Funding
Many of the deadliest or most common cancers get the least amount of nonprofit research funding, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study that examined cancer research funding from nonprofit organizations.
NASA Changes How It Divvies Up Telescope Time to Reduce Gender Bias
The switch to double-blind peer review will affect roughly 650 scientists working on projects worth an estimated US$55 million.
Universities Are Economic And Knowledge Engines - A Proposed 41% Cut In Alaska Is Scary
Essential Open Source Software for Science
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative will soon invite applications for open source software projects that are essential to biomedical research. Applicants can request funding between $50k and $250k for one year.
Artificial Intelligence is Selecting Grant Reviewers in China
The country's major funding agency says the tool reduces the time it takes to find referees.
Fearing No-Deal Brexit, European Funder Orders U.K. Researchers to Transfer Grants
What Words Are Worth: National Science Foundation Grant Abstracts Indicate Award Funding
What Words Are Worth: National Science Foundation Grant Abstracts Indicate Award Funding
Can word patterns from grant abstracts predict National Science Foundation (NSF) funding? The data describe a clear relationship between word patterns and funding magnitude: Grant abstracts that are longer than the average abstract, contain fewer common words, and are written with more verbal certainty receive more money.
It's 2019. Academic Papers Should Be Free.
Libraries and funding agencies are finally flexing their muscles against journal paywalls. Authors should follow suit.
'Friendly' Reviewers Rate Grant Applications More Highly
Swiss funding agency banned applicant-nominated referees after a 2016 study found evidence of bias. Those results are now being made public.
How many reviewers are required to obtain reliable evaluations of NIH R01 grant proposals?
How many reviewers are required to obtain reliable evaluations of NIH R01 grant proposals?
The National Institutes of Health uses small groups of scientists to judge the quality of the grant proposals that they receive, and these quality judgments form the basis of its funding decisions. In order for this system to fund the best science, the subject experts must, at a minimum, agree as to what counts as a “quality”proposal. We investigated the degree of agreement by leveraging data from a recent experiment with 412 scientists.
To Gather Insights into Open Rewards and Incentives, Survey Targets 200 European Funders
To Gather Insights into Open Rewards and Incentives, Survey Targets 200 European Funders
This week, SPARC Europe, in consultation with ALLEA, The European Foundation Centre (EFC) and Science Europe, sent surveys to almost 200 funding bodies throughout Europe.
An HIV Treatment Cost Taxpayers Millions. The Government Patented It. But a Pharma Giant Is Making Billions.
An HIV Treatment Cost Taxpayers Millions. The Government Patented It. But a Pharma Giant Is Making Billions.
The extraordinary standoff between the CDC and a drug company over patent rights raises a big question for the Trump administration: How aggressively should the government attempt to enforce its patents against an industry partner?
Horizon Europe Will Connect the Public to European Science - Carlos Moedas
The next European science and research funding programme, known as Horizon Europe, is designed to connect people with the achievements financed by their tax money, and to fix problems with innovation funding, according to Carlos Moedas, the European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation.
Cut the Science Budget? Not So Fast
Contrary to first impressions, Congress has done a decent job standing up for scientific research.
Trump Once Again Requests Deep Cuts in U.S. Science Spending
As President Trump requests deep budget cuts on science spending, he is likely to meet strong opposition in Congress.
The Open Tide - How Openness in Research and Communication is Becoming the Default Setting
The Open Tide - How Openness in Research and Communication is Becoming the Default Setting
The UK has benefitted from funder incentives that make Open Access appealing for authors, while US funders have taken a less interventionist approach to Open Access. This in turn has led to increased international collaboration for UK researchers.
International Differences in Basic Research Grant Funding - a Systematic Comparison
International Differences in Basic Research Grant Funding - a Systematic Comparison
Using a structured systematic comparative approach, this study analyses differences in basic research grant funding between the main academic research funding agency of Germany and the main agencies of five other countries, including the Swiss National Science Foundation.
ELife Ambassadors: Introducing ECRcentral
The community-curated website aims to connect early-career researchers with funding opportunities, useful resources and each other.
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