by Gary McDowell | Jun 18, 2018 | News
*We have extended applications to July 12th* Future of Research is looking to recruit new members to serve on our Board of Directors from 2018-2020. Members of the Board serve for two years. We are looking for people interested in taking a lead on small...
by Gary McDowell | Jun 11, 2018 | Ideas for change, News, NIH, NSF, Policy
From the National Academies site: “The study scope will include the following: Review of the research on the extent to which women in the fields of science, engineering, and medicine are victimized by sexual harassment on college and university...
by Gary McDowell | Jun 4, 2018 | Diversity in science, Ideas for change, NIH, Policy, Postdoc benefits, Postdoc population size
Future of Research has issued a statement on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report, “The Next Generation of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences Researchers: Breaking Through. You can find the text of the statement below, and a downloadable...
by Gary McDowell | May 29, 2018 | Grad school curriculum, Ideas for change, News, Policy, Webinar
The National Academies will launch “Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century” today, which you can view remotely via webcast, at 1.30pm EST. This consensus study re-visits a 20-year old report on the state of science, technology, engineering and...
by Gary McDowell | May 28, 2018 | Data, Events & Networking, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, Policy, Rigor and Reproducibility, Surveys & Forums
Data from an eLife Early Career Researcher Group survey At a recent meeting about journal peer review, one of the key outcomes was the realization that there needs to be a greater effort to recognize the scholarly contributions of graduate students and...
