First-year university students have misconceptions about the source and dynamics of publicly funded research money. We designed an activity in which students take part in a mock grant panel. The results indicated a strong tendency toward student funding of applied medical research at the expense of basic research. Exposure to a few examples of important basic research moderates this tendency.
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1 May 2010
Bling My Research! A Mock Grant Panel Activity Illustrating the Importance of Basic Research
Celeste A. Leander,
Jeannette Whitton
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