Some glimmers of hope from the granting councils | University Affairs

"For most of our time here on the Black Hole, we have been seen to be criticizing the granting councils, and I am the first to admit that we poke and prod much more than we shower with accolades. The reality is that the nature of scientific research has changed and massive changes are needed in terms of how we educate and train scientists. Today’s post, however, is about some relatively new announcements from Canadian granting agencies that are real signs of encouragement. It looks like the noise made by postdoctoral fellows, graduate students and sympathetic senior scientists is finally being heard and some progressive policies are emerging from our main funding agencies. Two such policies that have come to light recently and worth sharing with our readers are: An open access requirement for all federally funded research ..."