Mentorship, training, and career stages

NIH’s RFI NOT-OD-26-086 proposes capping how many Research Project Grants one PI can hold at once. Comments closed August 3, 2026; no final policy yet.

A 2026 Accountability in Research study tracks faculty-student authorship-ethics views and tests whether training plus policy closes the gap.

2025 bibliometric studies show women’s senior- and corresponding-authorship share still lags first-authorship gains, with implications for research policy.

NIH is centralizing peer review of fellowship (F), career development (K), and training (T) applications, giving more weight to candidate potential and training goals — part of its broader Unified NIH Funding Strategy.

MA3 (Modernizing Academic Appointment & Advancement) is a US-specific research-assessment reform initiative, distinct from DORA and CoARA: it funds a defined cohort of universities to actually rebuild hiring, review, promotion, and tenure processes rather than sign a statement of principle. Here is what it is, who runs it, and where it stands.

The 2025 H-1B $100,000 fee hits new petitions requiring consular processing, including at universities. Litigation is ongoing — current status inside.

NIH terminated its Minority Biomedical Research Support Program and froze diversity supplements in 2025 – what was cut, and where litigation stands now.

Should mentorship be a CRediT role? The case for, the case against, and a proposed mid-path that recognises mentorship without breaking the taxonomy.