Academic Grantsmanship: Critical Thinking and Patronage
Academics excel at analyzing the information arising from research in their chosen fields. Therefore, it would seem obvious that critical thinking is part of academic grantsmanship. Analysis is one of the things academics do best. Yet, many academics are blind to existing relationships, knowledge gaps, or wider impacts of their work. They are blind because …
Science, Research, the Sequester, and History
A Few Rambling Thoughts The scientific community was very vocal about the sequester if activities of my Twitter feed and hashtag searches are any indication. This blog gives a solid and concise summary of the expected cuts. What does this mean for scientific research? The short answer is fewer grants to fewer investigators. New investigators …