by Gary McDowell | Jul 17, 2017 | Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Ideas for change, International scientific reforms, Policy, Rigor and Reproducibility
Should we change science? What are the barriers to making change? Whose responsibility is it to change science and how do we engage all scientists and other stakeholders? Join us and the Union of Concerned Scientists for a Twitter chat on “Changing science”, as...
by Gary McDowell | Jul 10, 2017 | FOR meetings, Ideas for change
This is a guest post by Future of Research policy activist, Adriana Bankston. This blog is a shorter version of the poster presented by Future of Research at the 2017 AAAS meeting and the 2017 NPA meeting, with additional comments and ideas. The poster is...
by Gary McDowell | Jul 6, 2017 | Events & Networking, Ideas for change, Policy
Next week in Boston there will be 2 events with opportunities for you to hear about, and participate in, discussions about the next generation of researchers. On Wednesday July 12th, there will be a panel discussion entitled “Reimagining the Future of...
by Gary McDowell | Jun 28, 2017 | Ideas for change
Future of Research is looking to recruit new members to our Board of Directors, with up to 10 places potentially available, and applications close July 1st! Members of the Board serve for two years. We are looking for people interested in taking a lead on small...
by Gary McDowell | Jun 16, 2017 | Ideas for change, NIH, Policy
FoR recently posted a statement supporting the National Institutes of Health proposal to put a cap on the level of funding that individual investigators can be awarded from NIH. That proposal was dropped on June 8th at the Advisory Council to the Director’s...
by Gary McDowell | Jun 7, 2017 | Ideas for change, NIH, Policy
As described in our recent post, the National Institutes of Health have proposed a cap on the level of funding that individual investigators can be awarded from NIH. In “New NIH Approach to Grant Funding Aimed at Optimizing Stewardship of Taxpayer Dollars“, NIH...
