公平的研究资金:战略,挑战和资助机构的作用
Sarah Ruediger1, Laurence Ris2, Keerthana Iyer3
1Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London, UK.
The European journal of neuroscience
|June 11, 2025
概括
获得公平的研究资金仍然是一个挑战,代表性不足的科学家获得的资金较少. 持续努力对于确保科学多样性和创新至关重要.
科学领域:
- 科学政策 科学政策
- 研究资金研究资金.
- 公平,多样性和包容 (EDI)
背景情况:
- 公平获得研究资金对于科学多样性,创新和卓越至关重要.
- 对于代表性不足的研究人员,包括妇女,少数群体,LGBTQIA+个人和残疾人,仍然存在重大资金差异.
- 这些差异阻碍了个人的职业生涯,并限制了科学发现的范围.
研究的目的:
- 检查主要资助机构如何将公平,多样性和包容性 (EDI) 纳入研究资金分配.
- 分析EDI的定义和优先级,进度评估指标和融资中的偏见缓解策略.
- 识别系统性挑战,倡导研究资助过程中的改革.
主要方法:
- 与达纳基金会,欧洲研究委员会 (ERC) 和ERA-NET NEURON等领先的研究资助机构进行讨论.
- 在资金分配中分析与EDI相关的机构政策和举措.
- 对跟踪进展的指标和减轻选择偏差的策略的审查.
主要成果:
- 资助机构已经实施了诸如人口数据透明度,有针对性的资金和偏见培训等举措.
- 系统性挑战仍然存在,包括不一致的数据收集,同行评审障碍和偏见缓解技术的局限性.
- 对EDI政策的持续政治审查需要加强公平的融资策略.
结论:
- 尽管实施了一些倡议,但仍存在重大系统性挑战,阻碍了公平的研究资金.
- 持续改革和倡导以证据为基础的方法对于提高透明度,问责制和公平性至关重要.
- 持续的承诺是必要的,以防止进步的逆转,并确保对科学进步至关重要的多样性.
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