#funding — Public Fediverse posts

🙄 Oh great, another chance for #AI to "save the world" with a cool $200M from the Gates Foundation, because clearly, what global health and #education really need is a dose of Claude credits. 🤑✨ Let's all pretend "Beneficial Deployments" isn't just a fancy way to say "we hope this works" while throwing money at problems markets won't touch.
https://www.anthropic.com/news/gates-foundation-partnership #Funding #GlobalHealth #Innovation #TechCritique #HackerNews #ngated

🚨🚀MIT's "brilliant" #strategy to combat a 20% #grad student apocalypse: a riveting 5-hour #video #recital of #funding woes by President Kornbluth. 🎓💡 Because nothing screams "talent pipeline" like lulling prospects to sleep with bureaucratic bedtime stories. 😂📉
https://president.mit.edu/writing-speeches/video-transcript-message-president-kornbluth-about-funding-and-talent-pipeline #MIT #Students #Talent #Pipeline #Bureaucracy #HackerNews #ngated

🚨🚀MIT's "brilliant" #strategy to combat a 20% #grad student apocalypse: a riveting 5-hour #video #recital of #funding woes by President Kornbluth. 🎓💡 Because nothing screams "talent pipeline" like lulling prospects to sleep with bureaucratic bedtime stories. 😂📉
https://president.mit.edu/writing-speeches/video-transcript-message-president-kornbluth-about-funding-and-talent-pipeline #MIT #Students #Talent #Pipeline #Bureaucracy #HackerNews #ngated

🚨🚀MIT's "brilliant" #strategy to combat a 20% #grad student apocalypse: a riveting 5-hour #video #recital of #funding woes by President Kornbluth. 🎓💡 Because nothing screams "talent pipeline" like lulling prospects to sleep with bureaucratic bedtime stories. 😂📉
https://president.mit.edu/writing-speeches/video-transcript-message-president-kornbluth-about-funding-and-talent-pipeline #MIT #Students #Talent #Pipeline #Bureaucracy #HackerNews #ngated

MIT: 20% drop in incoming graduate students

https://president.mit.edu/writing-speeches/video-transcript-message-president-kornbluth-about-funding-and-talent-pipeline

#HackerNews #MIT #graduate #students #talent #pipeline #education #funding #drop

MIT: 20% drop in incoming graduate students

https://president.mit.edu/writing-speeches/video-transcript-message-president-kornbluth-about-funding-and-talent-pipeline

#HackerNews #MIT #graduate #students #talent #pipeline #education #funding #drop

MIT: 20% drop in incoming graduate students

https://president.mit.edu/writing-speeches/video-transcript-message-president-kornbluth-about-funding-and-talent-pipeline

#HackerNews #MIT #graduate #students #talent #pipeline #education #funding #drop

https://www.europesays.com/people/70870/ As SpaceX prepares for IPO, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin explores external funding options: report — TFN #funding #JeffBezos #News #Startups #US

💰 KDE Lands Over €1 Million Investment for Open Source Desktop Work

｢ KDE’s financial situation appears to be stronger than ever. After the project announced late last year that it had exceeded its €100K community funding goal by a record almost 300%, this new funding now puts it in an even better position, helping ensure stable and steady development of the desktop environment over the next few years ｣

https://linuxiac.com/kde-lands-1-million-euro-investment-for-open-source-desktop-work/

#kde #opensource #funding

https://www.europesays.com/dk/81323/ European Lithium’s Ambitious Hafnium Push Meets a Funding Reality Check #Ambitious #european #from #funding #Greenland #Hafnium #Lithiums #Meets #Push #Romania

Canberra to Sydney rail link gets $100 million upgrade to improve train speeds

The Canberra to Sydney rail link is set for a $100 million upgrade in a bid to reduce…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #ACT #andrewbarr #budget #Canberra #canberratosydney #catherineking #funding #Goulburn #JennyAitchison #Rail #railway #TopNews #TopStories #train
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/663923/

Canberra to Sydney rail link gets $100 million upgrade to improve train speeds

The Canberra to Sydney rail link is set for a $100 million upgrade in a bid to reduce…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #ACT #andrewbarr #budget #Canberra #canberratosydney #catherineking #funding #Goulburn #JennyAitchison #Rail #railway #TopNews #TopStories #train
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/663923/

📢 Registration is now open for the #IHICallDays! Join the webinars to hear directly from the experts about the individual topics as well as diving into the rules & procedures of two-stage calls, setting you up for success.
➡️ https://www.ihi.europa.eu/news-events/events/ihi-call-days-call-13
#Research #EU #Health #Funding #HorizonEU #HorizonEurope

New #NIH funding mechanism: Science-Driven Research Project (RP1): https://grants.nih.gov/funding/activity-codes/RP1

- "Funding Category: #Research and Development"

- "Supports both standard and exploratory research projects."

- "...application options [including] exploratory [or up to 3 years], standard, and extended in cases when project periods greater than 5 years are allowed)"

- "Exploratory projects include those that are in early and conceptual stages and may involve considerable risk that has the potential to lead to a breakthrough or major development in a field of #biomedical, #behavioral, or #clinical research."

- "If all the PD/PIs on an RP1 application have early stage investigator (ESI) status on the date an application is submitted, the application ...will receive special consideration."

#science #funding #medicine #health #USA #edu #higherEd

New #NIH funding mechanism: Science-Driven Research Project (RP1): https://grants.nih.gov/funding/activity-codes/RP1

- "Funding Category: #Research and Development"

- "Supports both standard and exploratory research projects."

- "...application options [including] exploratory [or up to 3 years], standard, and extended in cases when project periods greater than 5 years are allowed)"

- "Exploratory projects include those that are in early and conceptual stages and may involve considerable risk that has the potential to lead to a breakthrough or major development in a field of #biomedical, #behavioral, or #clinical research."

- "If all the PD/PIs on an RP1 application have early stage investigator (ESI) status on the date an application is submitted, the application ...will receive special consideration."

#science #funding #medicine #health #USA #edu #higherEd

New #NIH funding mechanism: Science-Driven Research Project (RP1): https://grants.nih.gov/funding/activity-codes/RP1

- "Funding Category: #Research and Development"

- "Supports both standard and exploratory research projects."

- "...application options [including] exploratory [or up to 3 years], standard, and extended in cases when project periods greater than 5 years are allowed)"

- "Exploratory projects include those that are in early and conceptual stages and may involve considerable risk that has the potential to lead to a breakthrough or major development in a field of #biomedical, #behavioral, or #clinical research."

- "If all the PD/PIs on an RP1 application have early stage investigator (ESI) status on the date an application is submitted, the application ...will receive special consideration."

#science #funding #medicine #health #USA #edu #higherEd

New #NIH funding mechanism: Science-Driven Research Project (RP1): https://grants.nih.gov/funding/activity-codes/RP1

- "Funding Category: #Research and Development"

- "Supports both standard and exploratory research projects."

- "...application options [including] exploratory [or up to 3 years], standard, and extended in cases when project periods greater than 5 years are allowed)"

- "Exploratory projects include those that are in early and conceptual stages and may involve considerable risk that has the potential to lead to a breakthrough or major development in a field of #biomedical, #behavioral, or #clinical research."

- "If all the PD/PIs on an RP1 application have early stage investigator (ESI) status on the date an application is submitted, the application ...will receive special consideration."

#science #funding #medicine #health #USA #edu #higherEd

New #NIH funding mechanism: Science-Driven Research Project (RP1): https://grants.nih.gov/funding/activity-codes/RP1

- "Funding Category: #Research and Development"

- "Supports both standard and exploratory research projects."

- "...application options [including] exploratory [or up to 3 years], standard, and extended in cases when project periods greater than 5 years are allowed)"

- "Exploratory projects include those that are in early and conceptual stages and may involve considerable risk that has the potential to lead to a breakthrough or major development in a field of #biomedical, #behavioral, or #clinical research."

- "If all the PD/PIs on an RP1 application have early stage investigator (ESI) status on the date an application is submitted, the application ...will receive special consideration."

#science #funding #medicine #health #USA #edu #higherEd

A federal judge just overturned the Trump admin termination of 1,400+ research grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (#NEH).

The grants were terminated by #DOGE in April 2025, and amounted to more than $100 million.

* See the judge's ruling.
https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/291-Memo-opinion.pdf

* Also see the statement by the American Council of Learned Societies (#ACLS), American Historical Association (#AHA), and Modern Language Association (#MLA).
https://www.historians.org/news/federal-judge-rules-to-restore-national-endowment-of-the-humanities-funding-in-historic-case/

#DefendResearch #Funding #Humanities #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics

A federal judge just overturned the Trump admin termination of 1,400+ research grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (#NEH).

The grants were terminated by #DOGE in April 2025, and amounted to more than $100 million.

* See the judge's ruling.
https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/291-Memo-opinion.pdf

* Also see the statement by the American Council of Learned Societies (#ACLS), American Historical Association (#AHA), and Modern Language Association (#MLA).
https://www.historians.org/news/federal-judge-rules-to-restore-national-endowment-of-the-humanities-funding-in-historic-case/

#DefendResearch #Funding #Humanities #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics

"Trump administration cut funding to study #hantavirus behind the deadly cruise ship outbreak."
https://archive.is/Ik3Sl

"In 2025 the Trump administration eliminated funding for a pilot project aimed at studying the type of hantavirus that has been confirmed to be behind an ongoing outbreak on a cruise ship that is now believed to have caused the deaths of three people and sickened several more."

#DefendResearch #Funding #Medicine #NIH #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

"Trump administration cut funding to study #hantavirus behind the deadly cruise ship outbreak."
https://archive.is/Ik3Sl

"In 2025 the Trump administration eliminated funding for a pilot project aimed at studying the type of hantavirus that has been confirmed to be behind an ongoing outbreak on a cruise ship that is now believed to have caused the deaths of three people and sickened several more."

#DefendResearch #Funding #Medicine #NIH #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

"Trump administration cut funding to study #hantavirus behind the deadly cruise ship outbreak."
https://archive.is/Ik3Sl

"In 2025 the Trump administration eliminated funding for a pilot project aimed at studying the type of hantavirus that has been confirmed to be behind an ongoing outbreak on a cruise ship that is now believed to have caused the deaths of three people and sickened several more."

#DefendResearch #Funding #Medicine #NIH #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

"Trump administration cut funding to study #hantavirus behind the deadly cruise ship outbreak."
https://archive.is/Ik3Sl

"In 2025 the Trump administration eliminated funding for a pilot project aimed at studying the type of hantavirus that has been confirmed to be behind an ongoing outbreak on a cruise ship that is now believed to have caused the deaths of three people and sickened several more."

#DefendResearch #Funding #Medicine #NIH #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

"Trump administration cut funding to study #hantavirus behind the deadly cruise ship outbreak."
https://archive.is/Ik3Sl

"In 2025 the Trump administration eliminated funding for a pilot project aimed at studying the type of hantavirus that has been confirmed to be behind an ongoing outbreak on a cruise ship that is now believed to have caused the deaths of three people and sickened several more."

#DefendResearch #Funding #Medicine #NIH #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

"During #Trump’s second term, the number of peer-reviewed studies authored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (#EPA) scientists has dramatically declined…[reflecting] a steep reduction in the scientific research being conducted at EPA. So far in 2026, there have only been 61 peer-reviewed publications by EPA scientists, compared to 339 in 2024."
https://peer.org/sharp-dropoff-epa-scientific-publications/

#Climate #DefendResearch #Environment #Funding #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

Stop Funding Freebies. Start Funding Founders.

There is a way for India to take on three of its biggest issues together. Youth unemployment, growing wealth inequality, and the rising mental health struggles among young people. And if we get this right, it also sets up our manufacturing story for the next twenty years.

Here is the thinking.

65% of India is under 35. Over 600 million of us are between 18 and 35 years old. No major economy in the world has a younger workforce than ours. This advantage stays with us till around 2055, and then the country starts aging. So the next ten to fifteen years is really the window we have.

But look at what is happening in this window.

Youth unemployment was at 17.8% in September 2025. For graduates under 25, the number has even touched 42% in some recent surveys. Alongside that, the Indian Psychiatric Society says nearly 60% of mental health cases in India today are from people 35 and below. A 2024 study in Scientific Reports found that 66% of unemployed Indian graduates show signs of depression, almost double the rate of those who are employed. So the joblessness and the mental health crisis are not separate issues. They are feeding each other.

The shift I want to suggest is fairly simple.

A good portion of what is currently being spent on blanket freebies could instead be sent directly to young entrepreneurs, makers, tinkerers, and small innovators. The money should land straight in their personal bank accounts, not pass through layers of departments. Aadhaar based direct transfer already works at this scale in India. The system is ready.

The important thing here is freedom of execution.

Once someone qualifies on simple criteria, they should be free to use the money the way they think is right. Some will try small scale manufacturing. Some will build hardware products. Some will start food brands, agri-tools, electronics units, repair shops, or local engineering services. Many will fail. Some will change direction. A few will go on to build something meaningful. The role of policy here is just to enable the attempt, not to control the outcome.

This is especially important if we are serious about manufacturing.

The countries that became strong manufacturing nations did not get there only by inviting foreign factories. They got there because their own people spent years running small workshops, tool rooms, fabrication units, and component businesses. That is how Germany built its base. That is broadly how China, Taiwan, and South Korea grew their supplier ecosystems. Manufacturing depth is built from the bottom up.

And here is the part that often gets missed.

Even when a young person tries something and fails, they walk away with real skills. They have worked with raw material, suppliers, costing, quality issues, and customers. This is exactly the kind of workforce a global manufacturer looks for when they decide where to set up. So even in the cases where ventures fail, the country still builds a deep, hands on, factory ready talent pool. That same group becomes the backbone of Make in India when foreign companies move operations here. The worst case is still a national win.

The base is already in place.

India has 128 unicorns. Over 1.7 lakh startups are registered with the government. Skill India trains close to 10 million people every year. What is missing is a clean mechanism that puts capital directly in the hands of young people who want to build.

On misuse, yes, some of it will happen. But that is not a reason to stop. It is a reason to design the system properly. Milestone based releases, digital dashboards, independent audits, public reporting. We already run UPI at a scale no other country has matched. Building a transparent monitoring layer for a fund like this is well within what we can do today.

On freebies, the RBI has been flagging for a while that rising subsidies are putting pressure on state finances. Punjab is already carrying debt around 50% of its GDP. Every rupee given as a short term handout is a rupee that did not go into someone’s long term ability to earn for life.

And the timing for this shift is honestly very good.

Global manufacturing is moving out of China. The world is openly looking for its next big hub. We have the people, we have the digital rails, and our startups have already shown they can build for the world. What is needed now is a clear decision to place trust and capital directly in the hands of our own youth.

So the suggestion really comes down to this.

Spend less on blanket freebies. Send that money directly to young entrepreneurs, makers, and innovators. Let them use it the way they see fit. Build accountability through digital systems, not through bureaucratic checkpoints. And treat every attempt, whether it succeeds or fails, as a contribution to India’s manufacturing future.

Make in India will work in its full sense only when Indians are funded, trusted, and equipped to build.

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The Green Party plans to organize a petition campaign against the proposed cuts to state financial aid meant for children, young people, and persons with disabi... https://news.osna.fm/?p=44731 | #news #children #cuts #funding #government

https://www.europesays.com/videos/21251/ Midwifery ‘propped up by goodwill and misogyny’ says NHS midwife #birth #EMPLOYMENT #funding #Health #healthcare #jobs #MARTERNITY #MIDWIFERY #MIDWIVES #nhs #SarahJaneMee #SJM #SkyNews #STAFFING #UKNews #UKPolitics #UKTONIGHT #unemployment #WESTMINSTER #work

Every month, billions flow into AI.

But that capital isn’t going to apps right now: it’s going to infrastructure, chips and physical systems.

From SiFive and CoreWeave to Saronic, Xaira Therapeutics and Figure AI—the biggest rounds are all about building the foundations of AI.

So not the interface. Not the chatbot.
The systems underneath.

Are we entering the “infrastructure phase” of AI?

https://www.movetheneedle.news/brands/deeptech-funding-april-2026--the-biggest-startup-fundraises-in-ai--chips-and-robotics/

#AI #startups #VC #funding #technology #innovation #investment #markets

"Here’s Who Was Harmed by Trump’s Cancellation of Research Grants."
https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/the-trump-agenda/heres-who-was-harmed-by-trumps-cancellation-of-research-grants
(#paywalled)

"A year after the National Institutes of Health [#NIH] terminated more than 2,000 research grants, a new analysis indicates that the cuts disproportionately hurt scientists who identify as people of color and LGBTQ."

This article summarizes research forthcoming in The Lancet Regional Health — Americas.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/home

#Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Medicine #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

"Here’s Who Was Harmed by Trump’s Cancellation of Research Grants."
https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/the-trump-agenda/heres-who-was-harmed-by-trumps-cancellation-of-research-grants
(#paywalled)

"A year after the National Institutes of Health [#NIH] terminated more than 2,000 research grants, a new analysis indicates that the cuts disproportionately hurt scientists who identify as people of color and LGBTQ."

This article summarizes research forthcoming in The Lancet Regional Health — Americas.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/home

#Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Medicine #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

"Here’s Who Was Harmed by Trump’s Cancellation of Research Grants."
https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/the-trump-agenda/heres-who-was-harmed-by-trumps-cancellation-of-research-grants
(#paywalled)

"A year after the National Institutes of Health [#NIH] terminated more than 2,000 research grants, a new analysis indicates that the cuts disproportionately hurt scientists who identify as people of color and LGBTQ."

This article summarizes research forthcoming in The Lancet Regional Health — Americas.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/home

#Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Medicine #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

"Here’s Who Was Harmed by Trump’s Cancellation of Research Grants."
https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/the-trump-agenda/heres-who-was-harmed-by-trumps-cancellation-of-research-grants
(#paywalled)

"A year after the National Institutes of Health [#NIH] terminated more than 2,000 research grants, a new analysis indicates that the cuts disproportionately hurt scientists who identify as people of color and LGBTQ."

This article summarizes research forthcoming in The Lancet Regional Health — Americas.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/home

#Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Medicine #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

"Here’s Who Was Harmed by Trump’s Cancellation of Research Grants."
https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/the-trump-agenda/heres-who-was-harmed-by-trumps-cancellation-of-research-grants
(#paywalled)

"A year after the National Institutes of Health [#NIH] terminated more than 2,000 research grants, a new analysis indicates that the cuts disproportionately hurt scientists who identify as people of color and LGBTQ."

This article summarizes research forthcoming in The Lancet Regional Health — Americas.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/home

#Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Medicine #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

https://www.fogolf.com/1237236/new-orleans-liv-golf-event-likely-postponed/ New Orleans LIV golf event likely postponed #CityPark #event #Funding #Future #Golf #GolfNews #GovJeffLandry #LastWeek #League #Liv #LOUISIANA #Month #NewOrleans #State #tourism #tournament #WdsuSource

Leading representatives from all federal ministries met at the Federal Ministry of the Interior on Monday morning. The meeting, initiated by Interior Minister A... https://news.osna.fm/?p=43555 | #news #amid #coalition #democracy #funding

I deplore the defunding of US science, and often post about it here. But I try to deplore it without nationalism. That is, I care more about the harm to science than the harm to America-firstness. However, those who are defunding US science are nationalists, and this news is karma for them.

"China surpasses US in research spending – the consequences extend far beyond scientific ranking and clout."
https://theconversation.com/china-surpasses-us-in-research-spending-the-consequences-extend-far-beyond-scientific-ranking-and-clout-280543?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

"China’s…investment in research and development has reached parity with – and by purchasing power measures has surpassed – that of the United States, according to a March 2026 report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development."

FYI, here are some news stories I tagged with "oa.nationalism" for the Open Access Tracking Project.
https://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.nationalism

#China #DefendResearch #Funding #Nationalism #OECD #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

Today is International Day of #Multilateralism and #Diplomacy for #Peace!

However, at a time of #ArmedConflicts escalating in #Ukraine, the #MiddleEast and #Sudan, #UN coordinated #peacebuilding #funding from member states has shrunk since 2022.

#PeaceFinance #war #conflict #ArmedConflict #SDGs #SDG16 #GlobalGoals #2030Agenda

Data source:
https://www.un.org/peacebuilding/content/secretary-general-peacebuilding-funding-dashboard

Kansas City Royals, Hallmark downtown stadium at Crown Center https://www.rawchili.com/4984688/ ##park #commitment #CrownCenter #Development #fan #fountain #funding #hallmark #HallmarkCardsPartner #kansas #KansasCity #KansasCityRoyals #kmbc #Missouri #partnership #project #Royals #shopping #sports #SportsTopics #stadium #state #Taxes #team #today #WashingtonSquare

Kansas City Royals, Hallmark downtown stadium at Crown Center https://www.rawchili.com/4984688/ ##park #commitment #CrownCenter #Development #fan #fountain #funding #hallmark #HallmarkCardsPartner #kansas #KansasCity #KansasCityRoyals #kmbc #Missouri #partnership #project #Royals #shopping #sports #SportsTopics #stadium #state #Taxes #team #today #WashingtonSquare

https://www.europesays.com/news/19540/ Kansas City Royals, Hallmark downtown stadium at Crown Center #commitment #CrownCenter #development #fan #fountain #Funding #hallmark #HallmarkCardsPartner #Headlines #Kansas #KansasCity #KansasCityRoyals #kmbc #Missouri #News #park #partnership #project #royals #shopping #stadium #state #Taxes #team #today #TopStories #WashingtonSquare

"Had #Bhattacharya truly been silenced, nobody would know him."
"Though he never showed sympathy for #COVID’s victims, he produced an overwhelming amount of self-pitying material, bemoaning the fate of his #SocialMedia content. He even took [his] case to the #SupremeCourt [but] lost."
...GUESS WHO SILENCED the study proving (again) that COVID #vaccines work? Same guy.
#quack #doctor #NIH #censor #study #silence #scientists #GOP #science #DEI #cancel #funding #studies
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/censorjay/

UK Bolsters Cybersecurity with £90m Funding and Resilience Push

The UK government is stepping up its cyber defence game with a £90m funding boost to help small and medium-sized businesses bolster their cyber resilience and protect against growing online threats. This move aims to support organisations in implementing essential cyber security standards.

https://osintsights.com/uk-bolsters-cybersecurity-with-90m-funding-and-resilience-push?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#CyberResilience #Uk #NationalSecurity #Funding #Sme

📢 The draft topics for IHI call 13 are now online! 👉 Read them at https://link.europa.eu/8mQr3V

*** Discover the topics ***
✅ IHI European healthcare incubator network
✅ An AI foundation toxicology model and framework to support waiving a second species in drug safety studies
✅ Decode the immuno-science of age-related mediated diseases
We plan to launch the call in the summer.
#IHITransformingHealth #HorizonEU #health #research #EU #funding

New Value: increasing cost of UKRI research grants

https://quantixed.org/2026/04/22/new-value-increasing-cost-of-ukri-research-grants/

#funding #funding #GtR #research #Rstats #UKRI

Like this line from The Revolution Will Not be Funded: Beyond the Non-profit Industrial Complex, edited by INCITE!

‘Do you think the system is really going to fund you to dismantle it?’.

Should be adopted as a motto.

Full text: https://files.libcom.org/files/incite-the-revolution-will-not-be-funded-beyond-the-nonprofit-industrial-complex-2.pdf

#DefundCulture #culture
#resistance #funding #nonprofit #notforprofit

#Ithaka did a national survey on how state and federal policies are repressing research, researchers, and research institutions.
https://sr.ithaka.org/publications/the-impact-of-state-and-federal-policies-on-academic-researchers/

Key findings:
<quote>

* State and federal policies targeting divisive concepts or #DEI are shaping research agendas at scale and across disciplines. Twenty percent of all respondents, and 29 percent of researchers working in states with divisive concepts or similar laws, reported having avoided certain research topics because of state laws and policies.
* Eight percent of respondents representing a wide range of disciplines reported having had a federal grant cancelled in 2025.
* Eleven percent of respondents reported that federal and state policies restricting research activities are compelling them to seek employment out of state, to leave the academy, or to look for academic positions overseas.
* Researchers, particularly those at doctoral institutions and those employed in states with divisive concepts legislation, report concerns about whether university presidents and, especially, boards are willing to advocate for their academic freedom as researchers.

</quote>

#Academia #AcademicFreedom #AcademicMastodon #Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Trump #TrumpVResearch #Universities #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics

yes #china has overtaken many other countries that are lead by #money #finance #lobby #corrupt #politics because not most #competent get elected but most #corrupt = obviously sooner or later end of #democracy #germany #economy massive #trouble mainly #banks not #funding #innovation and #dieselskandal (aka #corruption) of #ceo like #winterkorn #vw "September 2024, #criminal trial against former #Volkswagen #CEO #Winterkorn #Braunschweig court halted defendant unfit trial due to illness" #wtf