Policy and Funding Focus Group
Vision
The best science arises when independent researchers are given consistent support to pursue questions they define.
Goals
- promote the development of diverse funding schemes that support researchers at early and middle career stages
- provide better opportunities for Junior Faculty to explore new and diverse research ideas in an independent manner
- avoid the loss of high-potential Junior Faculty
- communicate with major funding entities and political bodies in Sweden
- collaborate with other junior faculties in Sweden by working with the National Junior Faculty and the Swedish Young Academy
Ongoing/planned activities
- Analysis of age and gender distributions across KI Departments
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Analysis of grant data from Vetenskapsrådet focusing on potential age and gender disparities
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Next NJF meeting in Umeå 5-6 September
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Organization of a National Conference for all JF members in Sweden. Date: 12-13 November 2020, place: Karolinska Institutet, More information: www.nationaljf.se/njf-conference-2020/
Links
Karolinska Institutet Grants Office
Contact the Focus Group coordinator
Rebecka Keijser
Postdoctoral researcher
K6 Department of Women's and Children's Health