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class="site-inner"> <div id="content" class="site-content"> <div id="primary" class="content-area"> <main id="main" class="site-main col-lg" role="main"> <header class="page-header"> <div class="banner blog"> <img src="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen-child/images/banner/blog-banner.jpg" alt="blog Banner"> </div> </header> <article id="post-26152" class="post-26152 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog category-open-mike tag-biomedical-research-workforce tag-funding-data tag-grants-policy Issue-january-2025"> <div class="entry-list-content"> <div class="list-block"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2025/01/07/a-brief-look-back-at-2024-with-a-glimpse-into-2025/" rel="bookmark">A Brief Look Back at 2024, With a Glimpse Into 2025</a></h2> <div class="date-field">January 7, 2025</div> <div class="author-field"> <span><div class="author-meta">By <span><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/author/lauerm/" title="Posts by Mike Lauer" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mike Lauer</a></span></div></span> </div> <div><p>As we start 2025, we are taking a brief look back at 2024 and our efforts to support and inform the extramural biomedical research community on NIH grant policies and initiatives. </p> </div> <div class="tags-field"><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/biomedical-research-workforce/" rel="tag">Biomedical Research Workforce</a>, <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/funding-data/" rel="tag">Funding data</a>, <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/grants-policy/" rel="tag">Grants policy</a></div> <div class="comments-bubble"> <p><span class="bubble number">2</span> <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2025/01/07/a-brief-look-back-at-2024-with-a-glimpse-into-2025/#comments">Comments</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-26126" class="post-26126 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog category-open-mike tag-data-sharing 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Originally posted on the Under the Poliscope blog. We say it all the time – NIH is the steward of the Nation’s investment in biomedical research. But what does that really mean? For us, it means making sure NIH delivers on its mission to … <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2024/12/18/introducing-the-new-nih-public-access-policy/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> “Introducing the New NIH Public Access Policy”</span></a></p> </div> <div class="tags-field"><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/data-sharing/" rel="tag">Data sharing</a>, <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/public-access/" rel="tag">Public access</a></div> <div class="comments-bubble"> <p><span class="bubble number">5</span> <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2024/12/18/introducing-the-new-nih-public-access-policy/#comments">Comments</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-26108" class="post-26108 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog category-open-mike tag-applications tag-biomedical-research-workforce Issue-december-2024"> <div class="entry-list-content"> <div class="list-block"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2024/12/12/new-and-existing-resources-to-support-researchers-with-disabilities/" rel="bookmark">New and Existing Resources to Support Researchers with Disabilities</a></h2> <div class="date-field">December 12, 2024</div> <div class="author-field"> <span><div class="author-meta">By <span><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/author/lauerm/" title="Posts by Mike Lauer" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mike Lauer</a></span></div></span> </div> <div><p>We recently launched a new Resources for Researchers with Disabilities webpage focused on supporting these researchers and reminding the community about reasonable accommodations that may be supported through an award’s budget or supplement opportunities.</p> </div> <div class="tags-field"><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/applications/" rel="tag">applications</a>, <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/biomedical-research-workforce/" rel="tag">Biomedical Research Workforce</a></div> <div class="comments-bubble"> <p><span class="bubble number">0</span> <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2024/12/12/new-and-existing-resources-to-support-researchers-with-disabilities/#comments">Comments</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-26085" class="post-26085 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog category-open-mike tag-funding-data tag-grants-policy Issue-december-2024"> <div class="entry-list-content"> <div class="list-block"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2024/12/05/thats-so-meta-applications-open-for-nihs-science-of-science-scholars-program-pilot/" rel="bookmark">That’s So Meta — Applications Open for NIH’s Science of Science Scholars Program Pilot</a></h2> <div class="date-field">December 5, 2024</div> <div class="author-field"> <span><div class="author-meta">By <span><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/author/lauerm/" title="Posts by Mike Lauer" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mike Lauer</a> and <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/author/tara-a-schwetz/" title="Posts by Tara A. Schwetz" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tara A. Schwetz</a></span></div></span> </div> <div><p>Our inaugural Science of Science Scholars pilot program announced today aims to engage the research community and help us enhance NIH’s research operations to move biomedical research advances forward. Those interested in applying should carefully review the solicitation.</p> </div> <div class="tags-field"><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/funding-data/" rel="tag">Funding data</a>, <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/grants-policy/" rel="tag">Grants policy</a></div> <div class="comments-bubble"> <p><span class="bubble number">0</span> <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2024/12/05/thats-so-meta-applications-open-for-nihs-science-of-science-scholars-program-pilot/#comments">Comments</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-26032" class="post-26032 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog category-open-mike tag-biosketch tag-era-commons tag-orcid tag-other-support Issue-november-2024"> <div class="entry-list-content"> <div class="list-block"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2024/11/12/update-on-linking-orcid-to-implement-persistent-identifier-requirements-while-reducing-burden-and-improving-transparency/" rel="bookmark">Update on Linking ORCID To Implement Persistent Identifier Requirements While Reducing Burden and Improving Transparency</a></h2> <div class="date-field">November 12, 2024</div> <div class="author-field"> <span><div class="author-meta">By <span><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/author/lauerm/" title="Posts by Mike Lauer" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mike Lauer</a></span></div></span> </div> <div><p>In 2017, we announced that eRA Commons would establish a real-time link with ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor Identification), a non-profit organization that assigns persistent identifiers to scientists and their research. Since that time, we have observed a dramatic increase in the number of NIH supported investigators with an NIH account linked to their ORCID iD. </p> </div> <div class="tags-field"><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/biosketch/" rel="tag">biosketch</a>, <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/era-commons/" rel="tag">eRA Commons</a>, <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/orcid/" rel="tag">ORCID</a>, <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/other-support/" rel="tag">other support</a></div> <div class="comments-bubble"> <p><span class="bubble number">3</span> <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2024/11/12/update-on-linking-orcid-to-implement-persistent-identifier-requirements-while-reducing-burden-and-improving-transparency/#comments">Comments</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-26028" class="post-26028 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog category-open-mike tag-reporting tag-research-integrity Issue-november-2024"> <div class="entry-list-content"> <div class="list-block"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2024/11/04/using-artificial-intelligence-and-other-digital-technologies-to-enhance-grant-management-operations/" rel="bookmark">Using Artificial Intelligence and Other Digital Technologies to Enhance Grant Management Operations</a></h2> <div class="date-field">November 4, 2024</div> <div class="author-field"> <span><div class="author-meta">By <span><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/author/lauerm/" title="Posts by Mike Lauer" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mike Lauer</a></span></div></span> </div> <div><p>Here, we will explore some innovative and analytical ways that NIH is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies to strengthen our internal grant and application management operations. When taken together with other efforts, these approaches move us towards continually funding the most meritorious research possible.</p> </div> <div class="tags-field"><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/reporting/" rel="tag">Reporting</a>, <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/research-integrity/" rel="tag">Research integrity</a></div> <div class="comments-bubble"> <p><span class="bubble number">6</span> <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2024/11/04/using-artificial-intelligence-and-other-digital-technologies-to-enhance-grant-management-operations/#comments">Comments</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-26006" class="post-26006 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog category-open-mike tag-common-fund tag-reproducibility tag-rigor Issue-late-october-2024"> <div class="entry-list-content"> <div class="list-block"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2024/10/29/a-pilot-approach-to-replicating-research-the-nih-common-funds-replication-to-enhance-research-impact-initiative-provides-funding-to-support-research-replication-activities/" rel="bookmark">A Pilot Approach To Replicating Research: The NIH Common Fund’s Replication to Enhance Research Impact Initiative Provides Funding To Support Research Replication Activities</a></h2> <div class="date-field">October 29, 2024</div> <div class="author-field"> <span><div class="author-meta">By <span><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/author/douglas-m-sheeley/" title="Posts by Douglas M. Sheeley" class="author url fn" rel="author">Douglas M. Sheeley</a></span></div></span> </div> <div><p>This summer, the NIH Office of Strategic Coordination launched the new Replication to Enhance Research Impact Initiative, a pilot approach to advance rigor and transparency in biomedical research by supporting the direct third-party replication of NIH-funded studies. Through the new Replication Initiative, we aim to test whether direct replication of selected research studies is a fruitful approach to enhancing research reproducibility, and if yes, for what types of studies, and under what circumstances.</p> </div> <div class="tags-field"><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/common-fund/" rel="tag">Common fund</a>, <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/reproducibility/" rel="tag">reproducibility</a>, <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/rigor/" rel="tag">rigor</a></div> <div class="comments-bubble"> <p><span class="bubble number">0</span> <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2024/10/29/a-pilot-approach-to-replicating-research-the-nih-common-funds-replication-to-enhance-research-impact-initiative-provides-funding-to-support-research-replication-activities/#comments">Comments</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-25987" class="post-25987 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog category-open-mike tag-grants-policy tag-research-integrity Issue-late-october-2024"> <div class="entry-list-content"> <div class="list-block"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2024/10/21/reaffirming-nihs-commitment-to-scientific-integrity/" rel="bookmark">Reaffirming NIH’s Commitment to Scientific Integrity</a></h2> <div class="date-field">October 21, 2024</div> <div class="author-field"> <span><div class="author-meta">By <span><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/author/lauerm/" title="Posts by Mike Lauer" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mike Lauer</a>, <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/author/lyric-jorgenson/" title="Posts by Lyric Jorgenson" class="author url fn" rel="author">Lyric Jorgenson</a>, <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/author/nina-schor/" title="Posts by Nina Schor" class="author url fn" rel="author">Nina Schor</a> and <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/author/alfred-johnson/" title="Posts by Alfred Johnson" class="author url fn" rel="author">Alfred Johnson</a></span></div></span> </div> <div><p>Ensuring that the research the NIH funds and conducts adheres to the highest standards of scientific integrity, public accountability, and transparency is essential to earning the public’s trust. As such, we are pleased to announce that NIH is reaffirming its commitment to these principles by publishing its Scientific Integrity Policy. </p> </div> <div class="tags-field"><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/grants-policy/" rel="tag">Grants policy</a>, <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/research-integrity/" rel="tag">Research integrity</a></div> <div class="comments-bubble"> <p><span class="bubble number">0</span> <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2024/10/21/reaffirming-nihs-commitment-to-scientific-integrity/#comments">Comments</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-25972" class="post-25972 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog category-open-mike tag-cybersecurity tag-era tag-integrity Issue-late-october-2024"> <div class="entry-list-content"> <div class="list-block"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2024/10/15/important-reminders-for-protecting-grants-information-provided-through-era-commons/" rel="bookmark">Important Reminders for Protecting Grants Information Provided through eRA Commons</a></h2> <div class="date-field">October 15, 2024</div> <div class="author-field"> <span><div class="author-meta">By <span><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/author/lauerm/" title="Posts by Mike Lauer" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mike Lauer</a></span></div></span> </div> <div><p>Practicing good cyber-hygiene is essential to protecting our grants data and information in ever-evolving business and security landscapes. With Cybersecurity Awareness Month underway, we are reminding users about proper security practices for eRA, including avoiding sharing log-in credentials and when to appropriately delegate tasks.</p> </div> <div class="tags-field"><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/cybersecurity/" rel="tag">cybersecurity</a>, <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/era/" rel="tag">eRA</a>, <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/integrity/" rel="tag">integrity</a></div> <div class="comments-bubble"> <p><span class="bubble number">0</span> <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2024/10/15/important-reminders-for-protecting-grants-information-provided-through-era-commons/#comments">Comments</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-25928" class="post-25928 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog category-open-mike tag-applications tag-grants-policy tag-webinar Issue-october-2024"> <div class="entry-list-content"> <div class="list-block"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2024/10/07/attention-new-grant-administrators-join-us-for-a-virtual-interactive-grants-process-primer/" rel="bookmark">Attention New Grant Administrators and Researchers: Join Us for a Virtual, Interactive, NIH Grants Process Primer</a></h2> <div class="date-field">October 7, 2024</div> <div class="author-field"> <span><div class="author-meta">By <span><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/author/lauerm/" title="Posts by Mike Lauer" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mike Lauer</a> and <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/author/noni-byrnes/" title="Posts by Noni Byrnes" class="author url fn" rel="author">Noni Byrnes</a></span></div></span> </div> <div><p>We know the NIH grants process can be overwhelming for those new to it. 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