Writing in the Washington Post, Heidi Williams has good suggestions for making the NIH and NSF move faster. Namely: Give the NIH the option to bypass peer review, as can the NSF. Give the NSF the option to “desk-reject”, as can the NIH. Give the NIH and the NSF more authority to fund scientists and
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Writing in the Washington Post, Heidi Williams has good suggestions for making the NIH and NSF move faster. Namely:
Give the NIH the option to bypass peer review, as can the NSF.
Give the NSF the option to “desk-reject”, as can the NIH.
Give the NIH and the NSF more authority to fund scientists and not just projects.
Straightforward, actionable reforms that have a good chance of being implemented.
Read the whole thing for justification, details and background.
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Economics, Science