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Q&A: A Randomized Approach to Awarding Grants
Q&A: A Randomized Approach to Awarding Grants
Denmark’s Novo Nordisk Foundation says it hopes that adding a randomization step to its award process will reduce implicit biases in selection and lead to funding more innovative, impactful research.
Denmark’s Novo Nordisk Foundation says it hopes that adding a randomization step to its award process will reduce implicit biases in selection and lead to funding more innovative, impactful research.
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Revealing Peer Reviewer Identities Could Introduce Bias: Study
Chloe Tenn | Oct 27, 2021 | 2 min read
An analysis finds that reviewers are more likely to choose to be de-anonymized when their reviews are positive, suggesting instituting a fully open process might discourage negative feedback.
The Challenges of Bringing Service Dogs into the Lab
Jef Akst | Sep 18, 2018 | 10+ min read
Joey Ramp went back to college to study post-traumatic stress disorder. But the dogs that help her manage her own PTSD complicate her research career.
Opinion: Pay-to-Play Publishing
Kailash Gupta | Sep 3, 2015 | 3 min read
Online scientific journals are sacrificing the quality of research articles to make a buck.
Opinion: Reviewing Reviewers
David Cameron Duffy | Jul 19, 2013 | 3 min read
Science needs a standard way to evaluate and reward journal reviewers.
Italian Scientists Protest Evaluations
Dan Cossins | Dec 17, 2012 | 2 min read
A scheme introduced by the Italian government to evaluate the country’s researchers and universities has come under fire from critics who say the criteria are too crude.
Flu Review Criticized
Sabrina Richards | Apr 17, 2012 | 2 min read
A member of the NSABB biosecurity board that recently reviewed H5N1 data criticizes the process.