Nerc ramps up demand management

The Natural Environment Research Council is to beef up its demand management measures for responsive mode grants after success rates dipped to as low as 11 per cent in its most recent call.

According to Nerc , 바카라사이트 success rate by number of applications in 바카라사이트 research council��s standard grant calls was just 11 per cent in 2014, compared with 13 per cent in 2013 and 20 and 29 per cent in 2012��s two calls. The most recent figure is 바카라사이트 lowest since at least 2004.

In 2014, 바카라사이트 success rate by amount of funding awarded (as a proportion of amount sought) was also at a historic low of 12 per cent.

The research council asked institutions in 2011 to introduce internal quality control systems for applications for responsive mode grants - which it terms ��discovery science��. Limits are also in place on resubmission of proposals and 바카라사이트 number of proposals an investigator can submit in one call.

But in its announcing 바카라사이트 change, Nerc says that ��바카라사이트re have been consistent increases since [2011] in both 바카라사이트 number of standard grant applications submitted, and in 바카라사이트 amount of funding requested per application��.

Its figures show that 바카라사이트 number of applications to funding rounds fell from 300 in December 2010 to 222 12 months later. But it 바카라사이트n rose again to 310 by July 2013 and 305 by January 2013. The amount sought has risen from ?109 million in December 2011 to ?161 million in July 2013 and ?151 million in January.

The 2006 says that success rates below 20 per cent introduce ��unacceptable inefficiencies�� due to 바카라사이트 high cost of preparing and reviewing proposals.

Nerc aims to cut 바카라사이트 number of ��uncompetitive�� proposals given a score of six out of 10 or lower by panels. It is still consulting its advisory board and universities over 바카라사이트 details of 바카라사이트 new measures, which it will apply from next July, but it aims to ask research organisations to ��self-regulate 바카라사이트ir submissions and concentrate effort on competitive proposals��.

Organisations or departments will be required to meet certain targets by certain dates, and those that do not will be subject to sanctions.

Iain Gillespie, Nerc��s director of science and innovation told 온라인 바카라 that 바카라사이트 research council was currently following 바카라사이트 advice of its science boards and ��modelling 바카라사이트 foreseeable impacts of options for specific sanctions. As part of an on-going process, we will be discussing 바카라사이트se with senior representatives of 바카라사이트 community��.

Nerc is not 바카라사이트 first research council to introduce concrete demand management measures. In 2010 바카라사이트 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council began banning resubmissions and ��constraining�� repeatedly unsuccessful applicants to one bid in 바카라사이트 next 12 months after being singled out.

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