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Canada needs to support science with a C$1.3 billion boost in funding to inquiry driven, basic research over the next four years, according to a report on the country’s research and innovation landscape, released this week (April 10).
The report outlines a review conducted by a nine-person panel, commissioned last summer by Canada’s Science Minister Kristy Duncan to investigate the state of fundamental research in the country and provide suggestions for improvement.
“A crucial shortcoming in the system is the level of support for independent investigator-initiated research,” David Naylor, a former president of the University of Toronto in Canada who led the panel, told Science. “That support has been squeezed for about a decade.”
According to the panel’s report, a shift toward “targeted or priority-driven” ...
