The United Kingdom’s Wellcome Trust is putting more teeth into a requirement that grantees make their published papers freely available to the public. In an announcement today, the Wellcome said it will begin taking specific steps to sanction researchers who fail to comply with the sharing policy. Continue reading
Tag Archives: research funding
Wellcome Trust to Crack Down on Paper-Sharing Slackers
Posted in Methodology
Tagged research access, research funding, research integrity
Bob Carter: Settled science? No such thing
THE Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a branch of the UN that advises governments on the topic of global warming allegedly caused by human greenhouse emissions. Contrary to common assumption, the IPCC does not deal with the wider topic of climate change in general. And neither is it the role of the scientists who advise the IPCC to conduct new research as such (though some, incidentally, do). Continue reading
As public funding lessens, corporate support of university agricultural research draws worries
The gap between federal support for agricultural research at large public universities and private investment continues to grow — and the divide comes with increased threats to academic freedom and more instances of meddling in the lab, a new research report suggests. Continue reading
Canada Is Shutting Down Green Departments, One By One
The Canadian government has cancelled its funding for the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA), a research site in northwestern Ontario that has led to the re-shaping of international policies. Continue reading
Gregory Conko: High price of cheap drug imports
Approving price-controlled products would mean less money for research Continue reading
Posted in Medicine, Public health miscellany
Tagged essential research, medical research, research funding
Lights Out for Research Satellites?
Earth-observing systems operated by the United States have entered a steep decline, imperiling the nation’s monitoring of weather, natural disasters and climate change, a report from the National Research Council warned on Wednesday. Continue reading
Mark Whittington: Al Gore Misuses the Moon Shot Analogy in Global Warming Speech
Former Vice President Al Gore is put out that many people doubt what he thinks is the reality of man-made global warming. Continue reading
Bill gives big increase for fossil fuels research
Fossil fuels and nuclear energy are big winners in the House Appropriations Committee’s energy and water spending bill that was released Tuesday. Continue reading
Posted in Clean energy, Development, Nuclear power
Tagged fossil fuel, research, research funding
Japan: EDITORIAL: Transparency needed in nuclear research funding
University professors and other researchers involved in the approval of licensing and safety regulations for nuclear power plants receive huge amounts of research funding and grants from electric utilities and manufacturers of nuclear power equipment. Continue reading
