tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614630254118207343.post7864087734136213581..comments2024-03-11T16:06:44.924+00:00Comments on This site has been archived: ESRC Success Rate Drops to 10% for July Open CallPhil Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14234350977737238744noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614630254118207343.post-68389716136510551202015-02-24T10:29:30.526+00:002015-02-24T10:29:30.526+00:00it gets better (worse?)
Nov 14 figures just relea...it gets better (worse?) <br />Nov 14 figures just released show a massive 10% increase to a success rate of 11% - that's not weighting for rejects which could push it to heady heights of almost 14% ZtFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614630254118207343.post-76959936334625029352015-02-11T15:54:45.756+00:002015-02-11T15:54:45.756+00:00Good point, ZtF! thanks for that. Yes, a little be...Good point, ZtF! thanks for that. Yes, a little better, but still in scratch card territory (https://www.researchprofessional.com/0/rr/funding/know-how/Straight-Talk/2015/2/straight-talk-success-rates-and-scratch-cards.html) Phil Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14234350977737238744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614630254118207343.post-5109557520097347742015-02-11T15:53:24.565+00:002015-02-11T15:53:24.565+00:00of the 144 proposals 30 were marked as Ref reject,...of the 144 proposals 30 were marked as Ref reject, office reject or withdrawn so could be discounted from these figures - this would increase the success rate to 12.3% which is still pitiful but slightly better than 9.7%ZtFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614630254118207343.post-74127907899610381172015-01-27T15:19:31.733+00:002015-01-27T15:19:31.733+00:00I agree with you. Unfortunately we are in a politi...I agree with you. Unfortunately we are in a political climate that tends to define "excellence" in relative terms like "top 10%". Your argument could thus be read that we are now at a total funding level that means we can't even fund the top 10% and those who are not close to excellent are not applying. Of course you've also got a system that is DISCOURAGING those who JoVEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680602039278597976noreply@blogger.com