by Gary McDowell | Aug 15, 2017 | Data, Ideas for change, NIH, Policy, Surveys & Forums
Two studies, currently underway at the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, are soliciting public input as part of their process. This is a chance to send in your thoughts on STEM graduate education (Masters and PhDs), and how to...
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 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 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...
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...
