Meta-research: justifying career disruption in funding applications, a survey of Australian researchers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

When researchers' careers are disrupted by life events - such as illness or childbirth - they often need to take extended time off. This creates a gap in their research output that can reduce their chances of winning funding. In Australia, applicants can disclose their career disruptions and peer reviewers are instructed to make appropriate adjustments. However, it is not clear if and how applicants use career disruption sections or how reviewers adjust and if they do it consistently.

Methods

To examine career disruption, we used surveys of the Australian health and medical research community. We used both a random sample of Australian authors on PubMed and a non-random convenience sample.

Results

Respondents expressed concerns that sharing informati

SUBMITTER: Barnett A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9038190 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature