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Trump’s Budget Is Everything Scientists Have Been Fearing
The outline cuts at least $7 billion for research on climate change, diseases, and energy.
From Ideas to Action: Discussion on How to Write a Grant Proposal
From ideas to action: discussion on how to write a grant proposal
Funders Need to Take More Responsibility for the Efficiency of the Research They Fund
Funders Need to Take More Responsibility for the Efficiency of the Research They Fund
A new study has found that funding agencies are not as open as they could be about what they are doing to prevent this waste and that governments responsible for the public money they distribute are not holding them to account.
"Getting it right: what are the best funding mechanisms for #innovation?" @Moedas
"Getting it right: what are the best funding mechanisms for #innovation?" @Moedas
Transcript of Moedas' speech on funding and innovation.
A Global Coalition to Sustain Core Data
Although researchers have relied on international resources such as the Protein Data Bank and Flybase for decades, the current system is unsustainable because it is largely funded by short-term grants.
More Funding for Long-Term Studies Necessary for Best Science, Environmental Policy
More Funding for Long-Term Studies Necessary for Best Science, Environmental Policy
Environmental scientists and policymakers value long-term research to an extent that far outstrips the amount of funding awarded for it.
A Principled Method for Panel Assessment
How to take into account differences in standards, confidence and bias in assessment panels.
New Algorithm Hopes to Counter Potential Bias on Panels
Mathematical model works by trying to remove skewing of results in group funding decisions
U.S. Researchers Guilty of Misconduct Later Won More Than $100 Million in NIH Grants
U.S. Researchers Guilty of Misconduct Later Won More Than $100 Million in NIH Grants
New study sheds new light on impact of federal sanctions.
Ebola Funding Surge Hides Falling Investment in Other Neglected Diseases
Global research funds for these illnesses are at their lowest levels for a decade, when cash for West Africa epidemic is excluded.
110 Million for New Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Projects
The Research Council of Norway is awarding funding to six new projects under the new Centre for Digital Life Norway, which will bring the total number of projects associated with the centre to 12.
U.K. Cancer Charity Awards £71 Million for Four Major Research Challenges
U.K. Cancer Charity Awards £71 Million for Four Major Research Challenges
Ambitious effort aims to tackle some of the most important problems in cancer biology.
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Funds First Crop of 47 Investigators
Each scientist and engineer chosen will receive an average of up to $300,000 per year for 5 years for life sciences research.
Israel Edges Out South Korea for Top Spot in Research Investment
Two countries vie to invest more of their economy into research than anyone else.
