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Proposed NIH windfall raises hopes — and fears

Large increases to the budget of the US National Institutes of Health can spur wide investment, but also increase competition among junior researchers.
  1. Chris Woolston

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A proposal by US President Joe Biden’s administration to boost funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by US$9 billion in 2022 has won praise from researchers and science-policy analysts. But some observers worry that the windfall, which would raise the NIH budget by more than 20%, could lead to increased competition and career uncertainty among PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, a potential echo of past cycles of boom and bust.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-02064-x

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