by Gary McDowell | Jul 19, 2016 | Ideas for change, Surveys & Forums
The Chronicle of Higher Education has released a report, “Reinventing the Academic Enterprise: College Leaders Consider the Challenges of the New Era”. The results are from a survey of college presidents and academic officers at both public and private...
by Gary McDowell | Jul 1, 2016 | Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Ideas for change, Surveys & Forums
Revitalizing Biomedical Research: FoR Chicago publishes meeting report Scientists from across the Midwest U.S. – IL, WI, OH, MI, MN – gathered in October 2015 for the Future of Research meeting in Chicago, IL. The meeting, organized by junior...
by Gary McDowell | May 11, 2016 | Grassroots movements, Postdoc population size, Surveys & Forums
While problems facing the scientific workforce have lately been receiving increased attention, e.g. through efforts such as Rescuing Biomedical Research and meetings such as the Future of Research, data collection on the status of postdocs has been inadequate. In...
by Jessica Polka | Jun 27, 2015 | Surveys & Forums
Here’s an easy way to make your voice heard about issues important to postdocs and students: ASBMB is running a survey for grad students and postdocs about what resources are important to us. FOR will also receive anonymous data from respondents who indicate...
by Gary McDowell | Jun 6, 2015 | Surveys & Forums
From Sense About Science USA: We want to put together a thorough guide for scientists on what they can expect when they agree to do an interview with a journalist. In preparation for this, we want to know what scientist are curious about. If you have time to help us...
by Gary McDowell | May 1, 2015 | Surveys & Forums
As we continue to call for more data collection, and transparency in its dissemination, we also want to present opportunities to contribute to that data collection. Please see below a message from Melanie Sinche at Harvard University which include this link to fill...
