Being able to attract funding is a major factor in determining success in academia. While selection processes were introduced to help distribute money fairly, the current system is flawed: 1) applying for funding is time-consuming, 2) funding agencies prioritise research areas without involving early-career researchers, and 3) the selection process is unconsciously biased. Hence, there is a need to re-evaluate how funding is distributed. 

How could a Fair Funding Framework be structured? Listen as postdocs within the field of diabetes and an expert discuss the challenges and possible solutions. 

Postdoc representatives:

• Hermina Jakupovic, PhD student, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Hande Topel Batarlar, Postdoc, University of Southern Denmark

Expert: Allan Flyvbjerg, CEO of the Steno Diabetes Center in Copenhagen; Chair of the Board of the Danish Diabetes Academy; Clinical Professor at the University of Copenhagen

Host: Gretchen Repasky, Communications Director at the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine

Publisher: Danish Diabetes Academy

Producer: Kontekst & Lyd

You can find additional information about the podcast at www.danishdiabetesacademy.dk/podcasts and about Danish Diabetes Academy and the Winter School at www.danishdiabetesacademy.dk.