3 cheers for basic research! This study looks at the contributions of basic research projects funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). "46% of researchers indicated a current or potential future contribution to media beyond specialist audiences (e.g., general public print media), 25% to cultural heritage (e.g. globally free access to digital conservation projects), 25% to health improvements (e.g. new drugs and therapeutic methods), 18% to environmental improvements (e.g. improved biodiversity, reduced CO2 emissions from cleaner production technology), 9% a change to a regulation (e.g. new norms and standards) and 6% improved security of the population (e.g. improved protection against cyberattacks)."
"What can be said at all can be said clearly; and whereof one cannot speak thereof one must be silent." (LW)
New study: The benefits of basic research are being felt more quickly and on a larger scale than expected. https://lnkd.in/gq4cBRKu The study was conducted in response to a call for tenders and on behalf of the Austrian Science Fund FWF by: Juergen Janger , Alexandros Charos, Kathrin Hofmann, Gerhard Streicher (WIFO) , Johanna Dau, Henrika Langen, Martin Unger (Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS) , Angelika Sauer , Michael Ploder, Lisa Schön (JOANNEUM RESEARCH)
