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NYU’s Social Science for Impact Forum
International Debate
March 5, 2020

NYU’s Social Science for Impact Forum

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Publishing More and Achieving Less
Academic Funding
March 4, 2020

Publishing More and Achieving Less

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White House Budget Would Reduce NSF, Kill Minerva
Academic Funding
February 18, 2020

White House Budget Would Reduce NSF, Kill Minerva

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Coherence Front to Back Key to Usable Impact Statements
Academic Funding
January 27, 2020

Coherence Front to Back Key to Usable Impact Statements

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NSF Getting Smaller 2020 Raise Than Anticipated

NSF Getting Smaller 2020 Raise Than Anticipated

The National Science Foundation, the premiere funder of basic social and behavioral research in the United States, will see a 2.5% increase in funding in the upcoming fiscal year.

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Opportunity: NSF Seeks Social Science Research on STEM

Opportunity: NSF Seeks Social Science Research on STEM

The National Science Foundation (NSF) will be accepting applications for the Science and Technology Studies (STS) Program. With an estimated program funding of 6,200,000 (to be awarded among 40 different researchers), this is an opportunity worth considering.

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Opportunity: Over $30 Million in Awards to Improve Healthy Longevity

Opportunity: Over $30 Million in Awards to Improve Healthy Longevity

The National Academy of Medicine has launched the Healthy Longevity Global Competition, a multiyear, multimillion-dollar international competition seeking breakthrough innovations to extend human health and function later in life.

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The Perils of Industry Funded Research

The Perils of Industry Funded Research

Funders from private industry — which represent two-thirds of funding in medical research, for example — can go great lengths to suppress the publication of findings which appear unfavorable. How can academic freedom be protected with this monumental funding shift?

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Research on Research

Research on Research

With the advent of the new Research on Research Institute, our Robert Dingwall notes that while research on research fills a gap in the world of knowledge. However, it is important not to confuse it with the research enterprise itself or to assume that this will benefit from being made so planned, rational and evidence-based that the result is to squeeze innovation out of the system.

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Don’t Just Publish and Hope – Get Creative to Have Impact

Don’t Just Publish and Hope – Get Creative to Have Impact

Sorry, but academic publications in themselves are less likely to merit impact, though; if researchers want to reach beyond the ivy tower of academia, there are certain steps they can take. Why not consider a campaign? Toby Green discusses the imperative to ensure that researchers are seeking and finding proper audiences if they intend to cause impact. Researchers who do so will be more visible, and they’re more likely to win grants.

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Senate Appropriators OK 3 Percent Increase in NSF Budget

Senate Appropriators OK 3 Percent Increase in NSF Budget

UPDATED: The U.S. Senate committee that oversees funding for the National Science Foundation, and with that most of the federal money spent on basic social and behavioral science research, today approved a 2020 budget that increases NSF spending by $242 million compared to the current fiscal year. The bill must still pass the full Senate, and be reconciled with a more generous House version.

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Whats Next for National Impact and Knowledge Exchange Policies?

Whats Next for National Impact and Knowledge Exchange Policies?

Showing impact is a question of timescales as well as metrics. If you invest in research you are likely to see success in high-quality research outputs such as publications, as the UK has demonstrated in the past couple of decades. But it’s harder to demonstrate innovation and it takes longer.

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