In people's cognition, for scientific research work, whether it is an academic leader or a project host, they should be on the front line of research, or lead a team to conduct research together, and do it themselves. However, the reality is that some applicants for scientific research projects apply for the project and then issue contracts to different groups of people, just tracking the progress, similar to project management or contractors in the construction industry. People call this phenomenon "scientific research contractor", "scientific research broker", and "scientific research project manager".
According to industry insiders, scientific research subcontracting has gradually matured and formed a complete industrial chain. From the project application to the specific experimental plan, from the experiment to the data analysis, from the project data collation to the final report, there are third-party services, but the final result is the person in charge of the project, and other specific researchers are just "scientific research workers" to earn some funds.
So, why are some professors and teachers willing to become "scientific research workers"? The reason is speechless. When it comes to applying for scientific research projects, some units are easy, while others are very difficult. As far as colleges and universities are concerned, the topics of celebrities in famous schools are soft, and it is difficult for teachers in general colleges and universities to find a question. The issue is funding. In order to get funding, some people are "willing" to work for others, which is also a state in the scientific research ecology.
Some people say that scientific research outsourcing can improve efficiency, save money, or facilitate scientific research cooperation and collaborative research, but this is not the case. If it is a large topic, it is divided into several small topics, and several teams are organized to tackle key problems, and everyone applies for the project together, and then conducts research according to the division of labor, which is naturally scientific research cooperation and joint research. This is not the case with scientific research outsourcing, where the person in charge of the project just applies for the project, contracts the research task to others, becomes the shopkeeper, and finally picks up the scientific research results.
This phenomenon has been a topic of conversation for a long time. In August 2007, the Ministry of Education announced 171 new Chinese words, and "scientific research contractor" is one of them, which shows its long-standing existence and wide popularity. In accordance with relevant regulations, research tasks shall not be subcontracted or subcontracted in violation of regulations. This shows that outsourcing of scientific research is not allowed.
So, who is outsourcing research projects? Insiders said that deans, presidents, academicians, and other people in "high positions" can easily use their prestige and connections to "take projects" and "take on topics" and then change hands and become "scientific research brokers." In fact, it is also true that people in administrative positions are busy with affairs, and it is difficult to have time to study in person, so they can only assign research tasks and become administrative leaders of research projects.
In colleges and universities, some tutors are actually out of the front line of scientific research, and they only assign tasks, and graduate students do everything, so many graduate students call their supervisors "bosses". After these "bosses" get the project from all aspects, they divide the research work into several parts, assign them to the students to study, and then go to the relevant institutions or enterprises to receive remuneration after the results are released. Some of the scientific research work now is indeed a business.
The existence of the phenomenon of "scientific research contractors", in addition to causing a waste of scientific research funds, mainly affects the breakthrough of key technologies to a large extent and seriously endangers the progress of science and technology.
Scientific research and innovation is a process of continuous study, continuous exploration, and gradual accumulation. However, the "scientific research contractor" is far away from specific scientific research work, and it is impossible to perceive the development and progress of his discipline in a timely manner, and it is difficult to grasp the cutting-edge problems, resulting in a cycle of scientific research at a low level. In such a situation, subcontracting the research topic to others is actually perfunctory, not quality.
The reason why the scientific research contractor "dares to contract out the research task and does not worry about the final acceptance is because they are not only nominal scientific research athletes, but also de facto scientific research acceptance referees." Although the topics hosted by some celebrities have low scientific and technological content and few innovations, their acceptance results are often "fruitful". This is the main reason for the low conversion rate of scientific research achievements in China, especially for some liberal arts projects, which are difficult to accept objectively and without anyone in the circle.
The "scientific research contractor" is the monopolist of scientific research projects, and some people who are very innovative can attach themselves to the "scientific research contractor" and work for them, or they look at the scientific research project and sigh, and there is no place for it. In this way, the vitality of academic innovation is ruthlessly stifled.
Someone has reported that there are many errors and omissions in the academic monograph of a "national social science ** major special commissioned project", and the authoritative organization has investigated and verified, and the relevant topics have been revoked and terminated if they are found to have quality problems, and the allocated funds have been recovered, and the host shall not apply or participate in the application project within 5 years, which is actually the result of "subcontracting" the scientific research task.
In view of this phenomenon, at this year's two sessions in a certain place, some deputies proposed that the phenomenon of "contractors" in the field of scientific research should be reduced, and the first person in charge of a large project should not hold a part-time administrative position, such as the president or vice president of a university or university, so as to ensure the efficient use of scientific research investment and avoid abusing power for personal gain.
In fact, this is not enough. Even if they do not hold administrative positions, some well-known people can also become "scientific research contractors", specializing in applying for scientific research projects, and then subcontracting specific research to their students, colleagues, peers, and even those who are interested in making money from it.
To solve the problem of "scientific research contractor", it is necessary to start from the application, approval and supervision of scientific research projects, so as to ensure that the main applicant of the project is also the main researcher of the project, and it is from beginning to end. Applicants who hold administrative positions, work part-time in a company, have other projects, are significantly older, or are unable to engage in scientific research due to physical reasons, should be disqualified. If it is found that the research task is subcontracted to other institutions and is in charge of the project itself, the project should be terminated immediately, the funding should be withdrawn, and the responsibility should be investigated and put on the blacklist of scientific research project applications.
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