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Correspondence
Nature 423, 221 (15 May 2003) | doi:10.1038/423221a
Japanese system buries the individual researcher
Ippeita Dan
Abstract
The hierarchy ensures that young scientists' grants are absorbed into the lab's budget.
The Japanese government is wrestling with reform of its university system to enhance international competitiveness (see Nature 412, 364; 2001 and Nature 419, 875–876; 2002), including trying hard to promote the activities of young researchers by providing better financial support. For example, in fiscal year 2002, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) boosted the value of special grants to researchers under the age of 37 by 50%, and 8,500 young researchers, primarily university staff, each received $US10,000 on average.
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