Female researchers in Australia less likely to win major medical grants than males The results come despite a gender equity push at the National Health and Medical Research Council. Bianca Nogrady News 30 Oct 2019
What’s lost when research is driven primarily by funding Productivity-oriented “science on demand” leads to caution and conformity. Stephen Turner & Daryl Chubin Comment 16 Oct 2019
South Korea’s ‘Nobel prize project’ gets overhaul The Institute for Basic Science has been rocked by accusations of financial mismanagement over the past year. Mark Zastrow News 18 Sep 2019
Museum volunteering among new impact indicators for UK universities How to compare apples with apples. Elisabeth Jeffries News 11 Sep 2019
Government funding will be tied to uni performance from 2020 How will performance-based funding shake out for Australian universities? Emmaline Bexley News 21 Aug 2019
Alaska governor halves massive funding cut to state university system Researchers at the University of Alaska still face possibility of layoffs. Jonathan Lambert News 15 Aug 2019
"No one is immune": Alaska’s scientists despair over plan to shrink state universities The University of Alaska’s governing board plans to consolidate campuses to cope with a 40% cut in state funding. Jonathan Lambert News 14 Aug 2019
A call for funders to ban institutions that use grant capture targets The practice has led to peverse incentives for researchers. Dorothy Bishop Comment 7 Aug 2019
10 key insights from the first research scorecards for G20 countries Australia shines; the US, not so much. Bec Crew Dataviz 19 Jul 2019
Companies persist with biomedical papers Corporate research in the life sciences endures, despite diminishing in other fields of science. Ashish Arora, Sharon Belenzon, Wesley Cohen,Andrea Patacconi Dataviz 28 May 2019
Racial and ethnic disparities in NIH funding Research is elucidating a complicated phenomenon. Raynard Kington & Donna Ginther 29 Nov 2018
Q&A Kelly Robinson: Sample archive serves as a plankton ecologist’s rainy-day fund A massive collection of sea creatures turns out to be a gold mine of research opportunities. Jeffrey M. Perkel Q+A 22 Nov 2018
Less prestigious institutions deliver better value for grant money Study finds "wasteful" skew in biomedical research funding towards those at the top. Catherine Armitage News feature 18 Oct 2018
Discovery relies on strong support staff A lack of trained administrators is holding African scientists back. David Langley & Therina Theron News 17 Oct 2018
Q&A Koenraad Debackere: Impact assessment to become more complex We need to define impact more clearly to be able to measure it effectively. Smriti Mallapaty Q&A 28 Aug 2018
European Commission to consult the people on science spending priorities Radical proposal will be difficult to implement, say NGOs. Elisabeth Jeffries News 14 Aug 2018
Europe pulls together in scientific union Smaller countries rely more on regional collaborations than on domestic interaction. Catherine Armitage News feature 9 Aug 2018
Philippines sweetens deal for scientists who return home The government is trying to bolster its research workforce but academics say more needs to be done to improve the sector. Andrew Silver News feature 24 Jul 2018
Luck of the draw Funders should assign research grants via a lottery system to reduce human bias, says Dorothy Bishop. Dorothy Bishop Comment 7 May 2018
Pharma could cut its losses with a bit of sharing COMMENT: Life science companies are missing out on the benefits of open innovation. Phillip Phan & Dean Wong Comment 2 Jan 2018
