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Funders scramble to limit demand as research grant applications rocket
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (89+ words) Research Professional News Image: serdar bar? s, via Pexels Research council moves to cap institutions come alongside high-level concern about "pushing pressure down system" Research funders are increasingly asking institutions to curb how many grants their researchers apply for, as…...
2016: Publisher tests automation of peer review
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (114+ words) Research Professional News Looking back at early attempts to remove people from part of the peer review process Ten years ago, publishing company Bio Med Central ran a trial to test whether software could take over some aspects of publication…...
Aria steps up AI for science push with new top-level role
1+ week, 1+ day ago (84+ words) Research Professional News Funding agency creates new chief AI scientist position focused on accelerating speed of research The UK's Advanced Research and Invention Agency has created a new role to support a government push to expand the use of AI…...
All about the numbers
1+ week, 5+ day ago (224+ words) Two universities announce a merger as the Office for Students analyses sector finances We are in an era of collegiality, collaboration and putting aside competition to work together for the greater good. This may not be true of a government…...
Will AI turbocharge the rise of grant lotteries?
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (242+ words) AI-driven surge in applications may increase funders" appetite for radical change, such as randomisation One vision of the future for researchers might be of working life inside an artificial intelligence loop. A deluge of AI-honed grant applications are assessed for…...
Grant systems "could collapse" under AI-driven applications surge
4+ week, 1+ day ago (738+ words) Experts warn that funders should rethink research funding before system becomes "unworkable" A surge in AI use means that funding systems are becoming "overburdened" as grant submission volumes rise'and if funders do not tackle the problem, the grant system could…...
Fight AI-driven resmearch with points for peer review
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (176+ words) Professor pitches high-quality reviews as antidote to firms using scientific techniques for own commercial ends High-quality peer review should be incentivised through a points system to tackle the growing risks from AI-driven "bullshit science" pushed by companies with ulterior motives,…...
Gen AI should reflect peer review and corrections, publishers urge
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (110+ words) Research Professional News Tech must rely on trustworthy research and be transparent about limitations, says STM Generative AI presents "transformative opportunities" for communicating research results but must reflect nuances in the scholarly material used, such as whether papers have been…...
Next steps after a bid failure, AI research funding's gender bias, biennial cancer research award
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (101+ words) Research Professional News Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional News A roundup of this week's Funding Insight articles This week, Funding Insight furnishes some practical advice to all researchers recovering from a recent bid rejection, hears from female leaders in…...
Opportunity profile: If your idea can make waves, dive in
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (97+ words) ISSN 3049-902 X" " " " " Research Professional | Pivot-RP "Image:"US Navy, via Flickr The UK's water regulator opens its Water Discovery Challenge for a second time The Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) opened the first round of its Water Discovery Challenge'which allows businesses,…...