We got internal info today that hints at what at least ERC thinks is a good (=their only) idea to counter the proposal flood: vastly stricter resubmission criteria! Retroactively even! 🤬
Max Fürst
My latest #OpenAccess column in EMBO Reports discusses the perfect storm of hypercompetition, score compression and AI co-authorship for grant success rates, turning prestigious funding schemes into functional lotteries. 1/
