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Disheartening news comes from the USA: the unprecedented $154 million research program, Advancing Health Communication Science and Practice, has been recently “paused”. The newborn field of #healthcommunication Science is of utmost relevance when it comes to promoting health and fighting #disinformation. Health Communication is a cross-cutting, intersectoral, and synergistic way of tackling #publichealth threats in our ever-changing society. However, in order to build #evidencebased and effective Communication programs we need robust data. […] A federal judge in Louisiana, in supporting the free speech rights of plaintiffs, ruled that parts of the government, including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), could not talk to #socialmedia companies for “the purpose of urging, encouraging, pressuring, or inducing in any manner the removal, deletion, suppression, or reduction of content containing protected #freespeech .” […] […] The judge’s decision will have a chilling effect on communication between federal agencies and social media companies, severely undermining the government’s ability to combat disinformation online. […]

In my professional journey, I've learned an invaluable lesson about scientific grant applications: the balance between the reviewers' desire for the proposed research (are the interested in this?) and the trust that the investigator can carry it out, is a critical factor in determining the outcome of the proposal's funding status. However, strength in all categories isn't always necessary for a successful result. Sometimes, an application's potential or 'desire' can compensate for what it lacks in other areas, such as 'trust'. While a low level of trust is certainly detrimental, a moderate trust level combined with high desire for the proposed research can be a recipe for success. With the new NIH rules, I belive this balance has increased in favor of less established investigators, who might score lower on the "trust" factor. For a deeper dive into this topic, I invite you to watch my latest video where I explore these nuances with real-world examples. Understanding these dynamics can profoundly influence our approach to scientific innovation. https://lnkd.in/ge6y74Sh #ScientificImpact #Innovation #ResearchStrategy

On Thursday, I participated in the conference "Making Research Results Work for Society" organised by the Directorate-General Research & Innovation of the European Commission, EU Science, Research and Innovation in Brussels, Belgium. Watch the archived version of this excellent conference to be inspired https://lnkd.in/dtavKK3h. #KnowledgeValoristation #OpenScience #valoristation #sciencediplomacy #EUResearchArea

Great job SBIMB is doing in the field of Genomics for the continent especialy in Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacoepidemiology

If you are a social science researcher outside the field of medicine, just embarking on a PhD, and would like me to support you with the "Inductive Process for Analyzing the Structure of Lived Experience" (IPSE), an applied research method conceptualized and developed by Jordan Sibeoni, et al., 2020, feel free to get in touch with me at: [email protected] Unlike more traditional forms of data analysis such as interpretative thematic analysis, descriptive phenomenological analysis etc., which have as their primary goal, "production of knowledge," IPSE breaks new and exciting grounds in evidence-based medicine (EBM) by integrating elements of phenomenology and constructivist grounded theory, with the ultimate goal of bridging the chasm between research and practice. See below, a link to my paper in which I provide an overview of this exciting protocol, which for the first time takes a "participant-centered" approach to not just data collection, but also analysis, interpretation, and intervention, by involving participants with lived experience in all the stages of research. My very first doctoral student to attempt this innovative protocol is Michelle Linda Cairns at the University of Derby, UK. I applaud her for taking on this painstaking project! https://lnkd.in/diysye7X

Last October, we announced that NIH was implementing a simplified review framework for most research project grants (RPGs). As a reminder, in the simplified review framework NIH aims to better facilitate the mission of scientific peer review – identification of the strongest, highest-impact research. The changes are intended to: 1.    Enable peer reviewers to better focus on answering the key questions necessary to assess the scientific and technical merit of proposed research projects: Can and should the proposed research project be conducted? 2.    Mitigate the effect of reputational bias by refocusing the evaluation of investigator/environment to within the context of the proposed research. 3.    Reduce reviewer burden by shifting policy compliance activities to NIH staff. #fundingopportunities #peerreview #research #projectgrant https://lnkd.in/ebrPBWdH

Novel OBM research in the hopes of making the world a better place by disseminating the effectiveness of our science. https://lnkd.in/etrCd-cx

It’s time for some research updates! 🧬 Dr. Ineka Whiteman’s latest column is PACKED with info on the Centers of Excellence, research grants, clinical program updates, research presentations you can expect at the Annual Family Conference, and more! 🔗 https://ow.ly/vlCY50RJ1Xu #BattenAdvocatesForACure #Research #BattenDisease #RareDisease

📣 Less than one month before the Joint 3R Symposium 📣 We are happy to welcome GASTALDELLO Annalisa as a speaker on the second day of the symposium! Dr. Annalisa Gastaldello is a project officer at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and will discuss critical thinking about #science and #3Rs resources from EURL-ECVAM for researchers and scientists 🧑🔬 We are looking forward to attending your presentation at the Joint 3R Symposium! ➡️Don't forget to register for the event via the link in the comments 👇 #J3RS #EU #biomedicalresearch #knowledgesharing

See the full article here at https://lnkd.in/dWH2HXTM Summary: Elsevier’s Scopus database has paused indexing content from Sustainability, an MDPI journal, while it reevaluates whether to include the title, Retraction Watch has learned.  Indeed, ANECA (Spain) has considered MDPI journals such as Sustainability, Social Sciences, Urban Science, Societies, Urban Science, etc, as predatory journals. So, the question is what about hindawi and frontiers? Just to inform you the retraction watch database is available through Crossref see at https://lnkd.in/deFwkcqp #retraction #sustainability #mdpi