by Gary McDowell | Sep 21, 2018 | Data, Ideas for change, Peer Review, Resources
Please help us by filling out, and sharing, this survey: https://tinyurl.com/ECRs-in-peer-review Our survey of the experiences of researchers in peer review, particularly focused on whether early career researchers can (and should) get recognition for...
by Gary McDowell | Sep 20, 2018 | Ideas for change, News, NIH, NSF, Policy
Policies surrounding sexual harassment in science and federal grant funding have been heavily discussed and been the subject of updates in the last few days. We have attempted to summarize updates below, and may clarify with updates (which will be noted below). NIH...
by Gary McDowell | Sep 17, 2018 | FOR meetings, Ideas for change, News, Postdoc benefits
Today marks the beginning of the ninth annual celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW): September 17-21, 2018. You can find out more about events taking place for NPAW at the National Postdoc Association’s website here and you can follow...
by Gary McDowell | Sep 14, 2018 | Diversity in science, Ideas for change, Peer Review, Resources
Peer Review Week is a global event celebrating the essential role that peer review plays, with the view that good peer review, is critical to scholarly communications. This year, Peer Review Week has been focusing on Diversity in Peer Review – aiming to focus...
by Gary McDowell | Sep 13, 2018 | Ideas for change, Surveys & Forums
The National Institutes of Health is developing recommendations for its institutes to support the next generation of biomedical researchers. This is part of the Next Generation Researchers Initiative, or NGRI, mandated under the 21st Century Cures Act. The working...
