Dutch to rein in scramble for research grants in sector shake-up

Netherlands plans overhaul of academic careers in move away from metrics

Country will also consider creating teaching-focused professorships to stop academics being overloaded by responsibilities

By David Matthews

6 December

Race for ‘excellence’ funding damaging science, warns thinktank

Competitive funding once helped novel ideas get off the ground, but now funding ‘excellence’ is hampering new research, says Dutch institute

By David Matthews

16 November

Radical ideas required to cut research grant waste, funders told

Radical ideas required to cut research grant waste

By David Matthews

1 March

Is ‘universal basic income’ a better option than research grants?

Instead of spending time competing for competitive funding, academics should be given a lump sum, paper suggests

By David Matthews

10 October

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Dutch to rein in scramble for research grants in sector shake-up

‘Competition in scientific research has gone too far,’ says government-appointed committee proposing wide-ranging reform package

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