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Japanese researchers turn to crowdfunding as government science funding stalls
Original: Medical researchers in Japan are increasingly turning to crowdfunding amid stagnant government support for scientific st
Medical researchers in Japan are increasingly raising money through crowdfunding platforms because government support for scientific studies has stagnated. According to the Japan Times, academics are appealing directly to the public to fund research projects that would previously have depended on state grants. The shift highlights growing concern about the squeeze on basic science budgets in Japan and raises questions about which studies get pursued when the public, not peer reviewers, decides what is funded.
Why now: Stagnant government funding for science is pushing researchers to seek public donations, sparking debate about the state of research support in Japan.
Japan TimesJapanese medical researchers
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