We must free tomorrow’s scientific leaders from grant capture

British Academy trials awarding research grants by lottery

Applications for up to £10,000 in funding that pass an initial quality test will be picked at random

8 September

External funding is a means, not an end. So why must everyone seek it?

Universities should decide their funding needs based on their goals in teaching, research and outreach, say Nicolai Foss, Peter Klein and Phillip Nell

By Nicolai J Foss

30 August

Man creating trees out of bank notes as metaphor for not all research used requires public money

Forcing needless grant applications is a waste of public money

But journals’ open access fees are suddenly increasing researchers’ need for funding, says Adrian Furnham

By Adrian Furnham

4 August

Reform ‘wasteful’ research grant process, says UK bureaucracy review

More innovative screening of grant applications that avoid full peer review could remove red tape burden on researchers, says Adam Tickell

By Jack Grove

28 July

Reader's comments (1)

#1 Submitted by w.... on November 9, 2022 - 12:50pm

Sadly state owned Universities that are meant to be non-profit making are now run as big commercial conglomerates. It hurts, but money now rules and has become the tail that wags to dog.

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