Science Career Magazine

Issue for October 08, 1999

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NSF Criteria

By  Vid Mohan-Ram  - OTHER GRANT WRITING ARTICLES Criterion 1: What is the intellectual merit of the proposed activity? How important is the proposed activity

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You're Not Listening

By  Jeffrey Mervis  - OTHER GRANT WRITING ARTICLES T he National Science Foundation (NSF) is finding that old habits die hard. Specifically, NSF officials are unhappy that many reviewers are ignoring the broader impact of proposed research when scoring proposals. So

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Welcome to the German Scientific Community

By  Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker  - L iebe Leserinnen und Leser von Science's Next Wave, die Förderung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses ist eine zentrale Aufgabe der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft. In kaum einem anderen Arbeitsbereich ist die Globalisierung so weit fortgeschritten wie in der Wissenschaft. Darum sollten junge Forscherinnen und Forscher so früh wie

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German University Reform *Index*

By  Next Wave Staff  - diamond.gif Freedom of Research Versus Economy--New Service Regulations for German University Professors diamond.gif Facing Up to Major

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German University Reform: Facing Up to Major Change

By  Robert Metzke  - T his week, as part of the launch of Next Wave in Germany, we are starting a series of articles on the present situation and ongoing changes of higher education system in Germany. Traditionally very strong in basic research, German universities are currently debating how