by Gary McDowell | Apr 20, 2017 | Diversity in science, Events & Networking, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, News, Policy
The March for Science is nearly upon us! As partners of the march in DC, as well as several satellite marches, we wanted to pass along info about events and logistics. There are over 500 Marches worldwide, so even if you aren’t near any of the marches...
by Gary McDowell | Apr 20, 2017 | Diversity in science, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, International scientists, Resources
This is a post by the Executive Director that will appear in various forms due to distinct editorial styles across platforms (see the ASCB post here). This post can and will be updated with clarifications and extra information upon request (please contact info [at]...
by Gary McDowell | Mar 8, 2017 | Diversity in science, Events & Networking, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, International scientists, News
Future of Research (FoR) is pleased to announce that we are officially partnering with March for Science, the organization driving marches for science at hundreds of locations around the world on April 22. In addition...
by Gary McDowell | Feb 15, 2017 | Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, Postdoc benefits, Resources
In the wake of the injunction against updates to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which affected postdoctoral researchers, a number of institutions initially indicating that they would raise salaries to comply with the new minimum have reversed their plans to do...
by Gary McDowell | Feb 13, 2017 | Diversity in science, Grassroots movements
This post was written by Future of Research board member, Yelena Bernadskaya The NYC Postdoc Coalition (NYCPC) was formed with the goal of connecting postdoc associations throughout New York City. The group got its start following the 2016 National Postdoctoral...
by Gary McDowell | Jan 30, 2017 | Diversity in science, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, International scientific reforms, Resources
FoR’s mission is to improve the scientific research enterprise. We promote grassroots advocacy amongst junior researchers to discuss the problems they perceive with science, and possible solutions to fix them. We then work on making these solutions a reality, working...
