by Gary McDowell | Sep 5, 2017 | Grassroots movements, International scientists, News
The U.S. administration has announced moves to end DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, by March 5th. In a previous post, “How international scientists can advocate, and how U.S. scientists can support them”, we pointed out that there are...
by Gary McDowell | Aug 28, 2017 | Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, Policy, Webinar
Future of Research is sponsoring a webinar with Union of Concerned Scientists on Thursday August 31st, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT, where you can learn strategies for building support for scientist engagement with the public and decision-makers. You can register for the...
by Gary McDowell | Jun 5, 2017 | Events & Networking, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, International scientific reforms, International scientists, Policy
This is a guest post by Future of Research policy activist, Adriana Bankston. Being part of Future of Research, I often wonder whether the issues we are facing in the scientific system in the U.S. also exist elsewhere in the world. Although I grew up in Eastern...
by Gary McDowell | Jun 2, 2017 | Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, NIH, Policy, Surveys & Forums
On June 8th and 9th the National Institutes of Health Advisory Council to the Director will meet. On the afternoon of the first day, the Grant Support Index (GSI, which is being used with reference to the proposed cap on NIH funding), will be discussed. Given the...
by Gary McDowell | May 15, 2017 | Events & Networking, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, Surveys & Forums
On May 16th the 2nd Homo scientificus europaeus Meeting, “A pan-European Scientists’ Community: Promoting an Open Science in an Open World”, will be taking place in Barcelona, Spain. Its aim is to foster the creation of a pan-European community...
by Gary McDowell | May 2, 2017 | Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, Policy
This is a guest post by Future of Research policy activist Adriana Bankston. I never thought I would participate in an event like this. For me and my family, science had always been a part of our lives, our work, and a way to earn a living. I never thought that...
