Reposted by Rosa Fernández
Great Nature Career piece on the "lottery" aspect of grant decisions, its pros and cons. Still liked the VolkswagenStiftung approach! www.nature.com/artic... 🧪
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When the best decision is no decision: the rise of randomization in grant funding
Nature - If reviewers can’t reliably tell the difference between top grant proposals, why should they pretend they can? A new wave of funders is turning to lotteries to break the tie.