Rethink for research funding

Seeking funding for research.

While not all research needs external funding it is true to say that any research that does need to be funded needs to be funded properly. Thus, once it becomes apparent that a research topic will require financial resources, the responsible researcher must make an effort to estimate the amount required and to establish possible sources. The nature and design of the research project and the ass...

Increased funding for stroke research.

It is an exciting time for stroke research. Over the last couple of years with the use of tPA, and now at the most recent International Stroke and Cerebral Circulation Conference meeting, the announcement of 2 promising new thrombolytic agents (Ancrod and Pro-urokinase) for acute stroke treatment, it is an exciting time indeed. Neuroprotective agents are still being investigated, and while an e...

Research funding for palliative medicine.

BACKGROUND Medical care for seriously ill patients has been acknowledged to be inadequate and multiple reports have called for increased investment in palliative medicine research. OBJECTIVE To identify funding sources of palliative medicine research published form 2003-2005 and to examine National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding of palliative medicine research from 2001-2005. METHODS We...

Application for Funding for Student Research

Reporting animal research - worthy of a rethink?

Back in September 2006 the ALPSP held a one-day meeting on ‘publication ethics’. During the day I learnt much about how journal editors and publishers had worked with other parties to improve the reporting of research involving human subjects. I was left wondering if there were similar initiatives for the reporting of research involving animals given that both areas of research can be controver...