Scientists Plead With Brazilian Government to Restore Funding
If officials don't act soon, research institutions could start shutting down next year.
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G7 Plans Joint Research Funding
The G7 countries have agreed to explore ways of cooperating to fund research and innovation activities.
Estimated Effects of Implementing an Open Access Policy for Grantees at a Private Foundation
Estimated Effects of Implementing an Open Access Policy for Grantees at a Private Foundation
Understanding the potential effects of requiring that grantees publish their peer-reviewed research in open access journals.
How Much Would Each Researcher Receive if Funding Was Distributed Equally?
A paper arguing that researchers could, on average, maintain current PhD student and Postdoc employment levels, and still have at their disposal a moderate to considerable budget for travel and equipment, depeding on the country.
Should Research Funding Be Distributed Equally Among Scientists?
Instead of making scientists compete for grants based on project proposals, research funding could simply be divided equally among all ‘qualified’ researchers, according to a new paper.
Creating Incentives to Address the Replication Crisis in Science
Scientists have few direct incentives to replicate other researchers’ work, including precious little funding to do replications. Can that change?
The Search for the Right Reviewers
Find out how Pure is giving the Research Council of Norway access to a global pool of experts for its wide variety of projects.
Cryptocurrency and Independent Scientific Funding
How cryptocurrencies may generate capital for scientific funding via dividend reinvestment.
I Was an Exxon-Funded Climate Scientist
A new study confirms what many already know: Exxon for years sowed uncertainty and doubt about climate change in the public. Should scientists reject certain funding sources?
Egyptian Researchers Rally Around Science Advocate
Ismail Serageldin, founding director of the Library of Alexandria, has appealed a 3.5-year prison term
New Study Highlights Strong Link Between Basic Research And Inventions
A big waste of money or the engine of marketplace innovation? That's how some people see basic scientific research. Now a new study shows how basic research and inventions are connected.
When the Federal Budget Funds Scientific Research, It's the Economy That Benefits
No New Einsteins to Emerge If Science Funding Snubs Curiosity
Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein would have bridled under today's research funding bureaucracy. It's time to allow scientists to indulge their curiosity again.
Funders Groan Under Growing Review Burden
The number of grant applications is going up in almost every country and field, whereas budgets are mostly flat or shrinking.
Don't Run Biomedical Science as a Business
Science should abandon its assembly-line mentality and rebuild for quality, not quantity, argues Michele Pagano.
From Mandates to Platforms: Have Funders Lost Patience With Publishers?
Publishing platforms from The Wellcome Trust, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the European Commission alter Open Access.
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