Science needs to be a transparent process. The methods used and the results obtained should be easily accessible to and by all, not only to discuss conclusions, but also to compare and contrast res...
Read ItThe Work Forum on the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities met in Brussels on 29 April 2015. The Forum brought together representatives of thos...
Read ItOn 8th June 2015, Sir Tum Hunt made a comment in reference to women in science which has generated much debate. In response to this a group of 11 alumni of Clare College, Cambridge, at which Tim Hu...
Read ItThis document contains my comments to the National Institutes of Health Request for Information on “Optimizing Funding Policies and Other Strategies to Improve the Impact and Sustainability of Biom...
Read ItOn Wednesday, April 8, 2015, the blog post “Eroding Benefits for UMD postdocs?” caused quite a stir (Benderley, 2015). Such a stir, in fact, that the post was soon taken down, and revised (you can ...
Read ItOne of the ways that early career researchers can effect change in the academic research system is to make their voices heard, particularly when their input is solicited. Two agencies are solicitin...
Read ItThe National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input on how to catalyze the modernization of biomedical graduate education through NIGMS’s...
Read ItThe modern market economy is a complex yet remarkably effective mechanism in which resources are organised and distributed. Historically, an unimpeded system of autonomous individuals acting in a...
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