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Brazil’s Scientists Battle to Escape 20-Year Funding Freeze
Cap at current spending levels could spell 'end of science in Brazil', researchers say.
New Funding Scheme for Public Engagement with Research
In April, we announced we were pausing our public engagement funding to thoroughly review and explore the best ways for us to support public engagement activities in future. Now, we’re pleased – and more than a little excited – to share the outcome of this work.
Argentina’s Scientists Engulfed in Budget Crisis
Cuts could spark an exodus of young talent, some fear
Current Incentives for Scientists Lead to Underpowered Studies with Erroneous Conclusions
Current Incentives for Scientists Lead to Underpowered Studies with Erroneous Conclusions
Researchers acting to maximise their fitness should spend most of their effort seeking novel results and conduct small studies that have only 10%–40% statistical power. As a result, half of the studies they publish will report erroneous conclusions. Current incentive structures are in conflict with maximising the scientific value of research; we suggest ways that the scientific ecosystem could be improved.
Self-Organised Scientific Crowds to Remedy Research Bureaucracy
In an era where research bureaucracy is the biggest burden bestowed upon scientists, some are seeking practical solutions.
Maximizing the Local Economic Impact of Federal R&D
Federally funded research and development (R&D) is a hallmark of the U.S. economy but, it's under siege. To maximize and make apparent the economic returns from R&D, the next administration should seek to improve the local economic impact of federal R&D.
The Influence of Peer Reviewer Expertise on the Evaluation of Research Funding Applications
The Influence of Peer Reviewer Expertise on the Evaluation of Research Funding Applications
On the importance of identifying variables explaining the underlying differences in individual reviewer decision-making.
Budget Cap Would Stifle Brazilian Science
Constitutional amendment would freeze public spending at current levels for 2 decades.
Freeing a Scientific Mind to Envision Big Research: Packard Fellowship to Will Ratcliff
Funding can focus science on the long game; just ask Will Ratcliff, freshly named a Packard Fellow.
Business Backs the Basics
Long-term basic research, substantially funded by the U.S. government, underlies some of industry's most profitable innovations.
Nobel laureate says scientific breakthrough ‘would not be possible’ today
Saul Perlmutter tells that there is a ‘fundamental misunderstanding’ of the purpose of research
A lifeline for Greek science—or living on borrowed time?
The Greek government is trying to stop the nationwide brain drain stemming from global financial crisis. This week, the parliament was expected to take up legislation to create the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI), modeled after the German Research Foundation and the U.S. National Science Foundation.
Replication Studies
Replication Studies
Researchers with a PhD who are employed by a Dutch research institution can request funding for the replication of 'cornerstone research'.
