Less overtime requirements, United States over 60% researchers have considered giving up scientific research-IT information
A survey of thousands of readers in the journal nature showed that recent 2/3 respondents considered scientific research, while nearly 40% people working more than 60 hours a week. Readers surveyed said that compete for funding is the greatest challenge for young scientists.
When researchers asked how research challenges encountered in its career,65% said, they considered research 15% said they had given up . About 1/3 people for their assessment based solely on the number of papers published; also 1/3 said, they published their paper not proud; 16% said that they had cut in the research.
And the online survey also released an article about young researchers to establish their own research team faced a setback when the news feature article.
"The data certainly thought-provoking. However, considering that these issues have been discussed for a long time, I do not know whether they are shocking. "United States Washington advocacy organization" save the bio-medical research, "says Chris Pickett, head, the survey reflects the" research career in the field of the status quo is not consistent with what most people expect. "At the same time, from the impact of these pressures will increase doubts about the quality of scientific research, and inhibits creativity.
When asked about the biggest challenge for young scientists, and 44% of approximately 12,000 respondents overwhelmingly chose to "compete for funding". The results in the journal nature's 2016 salary survey response of 3000 other people's answers are basically the same. Salary survey, nearly half of them will "compete for funding" as his biggest challenge for career development.
Readership survey confirmed the second challenge is "work-life balance" and "career development is to a large extent by the publication record to judge." However, each received less than 1/5 votes.
United States National Institute of General Medical Director Jon Lorsch said the findings with its travel from across the country heard consistent of young scientists. "We risk losing creativity and energy in the most productive period of risk of generation of researchers. "Lorsch believes that project funding in the United States National Institute of health-funded researchers in the uneven distribution is an important factor. Researchers took 58% of the first 20% funding 80% other people have to carve up the rest of the funding.
"To support more scientists, including the next generation of researchers, we need laboratories funded up to redistribute some of the funds. "Lorsch said," We also need to find ways to improve the stability of researchers receive funding. This is our best scientific research and ensure future health science approach. ”
Finally, scientists have long working hours is not a surprise. However, exactly how long a little shocking: in nearly 13,000 respondents, approximately 5000 people (38%) said they work 60 hours or more a week.
经费少加班多，美国超过60%研究人员曾考虑放弃科研 - IT资讯
一项由上千名《自然》杂志读者参与的调查表明，近2/3的受访者考虑过放弃科研，同时近40%的人每周工作超过60个小时。受访读者表示，为获得资助展开竞争是青年科学家面临的最大挑战。
当研究人员被问及科研中遇到的挑战如何影响其事业时，65%的人表示，他们考虑过放弃研究；15%的人表示，他们实际上曾放弃过。约1/3的人感觉对他们的评价完全基于其发表的论文数量；另外1/3的人表示，他们发表过自己并不感到自豪的论文；16%的人表示，他们曾在科研中抄近路。
和此项网上调查结果同时出炉的还有一篇关于年轻科研人员在建立自己的研究小组时面临挫折的《新闻特写》文章。
“数据绝对发人深省。不过，考虑到这些问题已被讨论了很长时间，我不知道它们是否令人震惊。”美国华盛顿倡导组织“拯救生物医学研究”负责人Chris Pickett表示，调查反映了“科研领域的职业现状同大多数人所期望的并不相符。”同时，来自这些压力的影响会增加对科研成果质量的怀疑，并且抑制创造力。
当被问及青年科学家面临的最大挑战时，在约1.2万名调查对象中有44%压倒性地选择了“为获得资助展开竞争”。该结果同在《自然》杂志开展的2016年薪资调查中作出回应的另外3000人的答案基本一致。在薪资调查中，近一半的人将“为获得资助展开竞争”列为其职业发展面临的最大挑战。
读者调查确认的第二大挑战是“工作—生活缺少平衡”以及“职业发展在很大程度上由论文发表记录来评判”。不过，两者各收到了不到1/5的投票。
美国国立综合医学研究所所长Jon Lorsch表示，调查结果同其在全美各地游历时从青年科学家那里听到的情况相吻合。“我们正冒着失去创造力和精力处于最旺盛时期的一代研究人员的风险。”Lorsch认为，项目经费在美国国立卫生研究院资助的研究人员中分配不均衡是一个重要因素。前20%的研究人员拿走了58%的资助，其他80%的人不得不瓜分剩下的经费。
“为支持更多科学家，包括下一代科研人员，我们需要把获得资助最多的实验室的一部分经费进行重新分配。”Lorsch表示，“我们还需要想办法改善研究人员获得资助的稳定性。这是我们获得最好的科研并且确保未来拥有健康科学事业的方法。”
最后，科学家工作时间过长并不意外。不过，到底有多长让人有点震惊：在近1.3万名受访者中有约5000人（38%）表示，他们每周工作60个小时以上。