Could Distributed Peer Review Better Decide Grant Funding?
The landscape of academic grant funding is notoriously competitive and plagued by lengthy, bureaucratic processes, exacerbated by difficulties in finding willing reviewers. Distributed […]
New U.S. Budget Includes 12 Percent Hike for NSF
Shortly before the new year, legislation — which among many other things increased funding for the United States National Science Foundation by 12 percent compared to the current year – was signed by President Joe Biden.
What May the Review into the Australian Research Council Bode for University Research?
After years of concerns about the ARC – about political interference and low success rates – the review is a welcome step. But will it tackle the big issues?
White House Stands up ARPA-H, Names Anthropologist Adam Russell to Lead Launch
The United States has formally established the Advanced Research Project Agency for Health, or ARPA-H, as an independent entity within the National Institutes of Health. Anthropologist Adam H. Russell will head the new agency as acting deputy director
Biden White House Resurrects Social and Behavioral Science Advisory Panel
The White House announced last week that the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s National Science and Technology Council will re-commission the Social and Behavioral Sciences Subcommittee of the Committee on Science.
Spring in DC Not Really Cherry Blossom Season; It’s Budget Season
What does this year’s U.S. Executive Branch budget suggest for key agencies that provide social and behavioral science funding?
NSF Adding New Technology Directorate (But Not New Funding)
The U.S. National Science Foundation last week announced it would create a new directorate focused on Technology, Innovation and Partnerships.
As U.S. Appropriations Bill Nears Passage, NSF Expecting 4 Percent Increase in 2022 Budget
As the U.S. Congress nears passage of its fiscal year 2022 spending plan six months behind schedule, it appears the premiere funder […]
NSF Grant Aims to Create Interoperable Standards for Social and Behavioral Data
The National Science Foundation in committing $38 million to establish a new platform to wrangle the ever-increasing amount of social and behavioral […]
