Let the "green peppers" no longer "green coke"

A few days ago, scientific researchers of electronic information industrial parks in Pingxiang City Economic and Technological Development Zone in Jiangxi Province conducted inspection operations in the laboratory. Xiao Nangbo Photo/Light Picture

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"I can't sleep too much!" Dr. graduated and stayed in colleges for more than 3 years. Not only did he feel less, Yu Bo (a pseudonym) said with a smile that his biggest change was "less and less hair."

As a youth researcher, the results and resources that are young and light, and can prove the research strength, are inevitably at a disadvantage in competing with senior scientific researchers. Naturally, there are few opportunities to carry out independent research and obtain stable support; and many and many The complicated work of transaction has fallen on the "young" like him. At the juncture of the assessment, Yu Bo couldn't help but sigh: "My" green pepper "is really 'green coke."

This is not Yu Bo's "pressure". The "Research Report on the Development of Human Resources of Science and Technology of Science and Technology of Science and Technology in the Innovation of the Chinese Association for Science and Technology (2020) shows that as of the end of 2019, the proportion of scientific and technological human resources under the age of 39 in my country reached 78.39%. Tens of millions of young scientific researchers are in the early career and special period of life and stage. As one of the scientific research forces with the richest creation of potential, they generally face outstanding opportunities to emerge, narrow growth channels, frequent evaluation and assessment, and heavy affairs. question.

On August 8th, the "Notice of the Natural Science Foundation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Finance of the Ministry of Science and Technology on carrying out special actions to reduce the burden of young scientific researchers" (hereinafter referred to as "burden reduction action 3.0") was officially introduced. Pick up the beams, increase opportunities, reduce assessment ... There are nearly 20 measures in the five major aspects, pointing directly to the pressure of young scientific researchers "pain points" and "difficulties", loosening to relieve worries, and concentrate on studying and accumulating the development of "supporting the horse and sending a journey".

To reduce the burden is to reduce the "unreasonable burden"

"Young scientific researchers are facing pressures such as work, life, and growth. There are both professional development needs and academic pursuits '" reasonable burdens', as well as non -academicity, unnecessary 'no' caused by incomplete system design. A reasonable burden. The burden is to reduce the "irrational burden". "Talking about the original intention of the burden reduction action 3.0, Tang Fuqiang, deputy director of the construction department of the Ministry of Science and Technology Policy and Regulations and Innovation System Construction. And this judgment comes from a solid survey before.

According to Tang Fuqiang, many front -line young researchers reported that when they entered scientific research, they were very difficult to create laboratories and teams independently. It is often difficult to get the opportunity to undertake projects and show themselves.

It is another prominent problem to obtain funds. Compared to the huge team of young scientific researchers, the scale and scope of the existing youth funding projects are relatively limited. Young scientific researchers, especially under 35 years old, are often difficult for funding, poor stability, and it is difficult to focus on a certain direction to carry out in a certain direction. Research on long -term cultivation.

The heavy burden of assessment pressure has also become a concentrated "pain point" of young scientific research groups. The survey reflects that young scientific researchers generally face problems such as short and too frequent assessment and evaluation cycles, and scientific researchers must "meet the standards" in the short term. However, at the same time, in some units and teams, administrative burdens such as running signs and certifications often send them to young scientific researchers. Busy and miscellaneous during the day and scientific research at night have become the normal state of many youth scientific researchers. "The assessment is too frequent, which is easy to lead to the emergency effort of young scientific researchers, which is not conducive to the output of scientific research accumulation and high -level research results. Many unnecessary transactional work also occupies the scientific research time of young scientific researchers." Tang Fuqiang said.

The "reduction of the law" continues to deepen the effect on the burden reduction action

Scientific and technological innovation is inseparable from the long -term investment of scientific and technological personnel. The guarantee time is to protect the ability of innovation. In fact, in response to reducing the burden of scientific researchers, in recent years, my country's scientific and technological circles have continued to "subtract".

Open the mobile phone camera, upload paper invoices, and can achieve convenient reimbursement anytime, anywhere. Today, at the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the average financial reimbursement procedures spent 3 hours in traditional reimbursement models can be completed in only 10 seconds. "With the help of the intelligent financial system, the reimbursement efficiency is greatly improved, which can save a lot of time from scientific researchers every year!" Said all the person in charge. And this is only a microcosm of the burden reduction operation.

Tang Fuqiang introduced that in December 2018, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Education, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences jointly deployed 7 actions to reduce the burden of scientific researchers within the country (hereinafter referred to as "reduction of burdens 1.0"), and pointed to Promotional cruises such as reimbursement and more inspection "; in October 2020, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Education, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences jointly issued the" Notice on Continuously Carried out Special Action for Research Personnel Benefit and Stimulates Innovative Vitality "(hereinafter referred to "), On the basis of deepening the burden reduction operation 1.0, some of the puppets that hinder reforms exposed for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and the protection of scientific researchers, and continue to make efforts.

The form that the national key R & D plan needs to be filled in is 11 streamlined to 11, with a streamlined ratio of 80%; the National Natural Science Foundation of China fully implements the "paperless" application in the fund project ... The process is further optimized, and the situation of scientific research units and researchers has repeatedly prepared reporting materials and fatigue cope with multi -head inspections. The promotion of the scientific research and financial assistant system has also relieved scientific researchers collecting and organizing invoices and running financial materials. It is particularly worth noting that the burden reduction operation 1.0 and 2.0 have tilted the support of young scientific researchers. In the "Fourteenth Five -Year Plan" national key research and development plan, more than 90%of the key special projects have set up young scientists projects, and more than 300 young scientists teams are supported in 2021. The burden reduction action 3.0 is the continuous deepening of the effect of burden reduction operations.

Ensure that youth researchers will use their main energy for scientific research

"As a vital army for scientific and technological innovation, young scientific researchers are the source of power to achieve high -level technological independence and self -reliance. Therefore, we must ensure that young researchers have used their main energy to use their main energy for scientific research and fully stimulate the potential and vitality of youth innovation." Tang Fuqiang said, saying that This is the goal of the 3.0 burden reduction operation.

In terms of picking the beams, the actions clearly proposed that the proportion of the national key research and development plan to be the leader of the project (project) of the project (topic) under 40 increased to 20%; The proportion of young scientific researchers is not less than 50%; in the newly constructed national scientific and technological infrastructure engineering headquarters, the newly established deputy chief positions will be held by young scientific researchers under 45.

In terms of increasing opportunities, it is mainly to promote the support of the business fees of the subject scientific research and the Natural Science Foundation. The actions clearly stated that the proportion of the central -level public welfare research institutes and the central departments directly under higher education institutions to fund young scientific researchers is generally not less than 50%; Doctoral graduates and postdoctoral graduates who have entered scientific research have given no less than 5 years of non -competitive scientific research funding support.

Young scientific researchers are in the most stage of exploring innovative thinking in their careers. In terms of reduction of assessment and guaranteeing time, the action proposed that the national key research and development plan youth scientists project and the natural science fund "Youqing" and "Jieqing" project assessment and evaluation and evaluation and evaluation and evaluation and evaluation and evaluation and evaluation of the establishment of due diligence exemption mechanisms will be established; Reduce the frequency of assessment, implement medium -length cycle assessment and evaluation such as appraisal assessment and project cycle assessment; ensure that you are used for scientific research on the working days of full -time scientific research personnel for scientific research, which are not less than 4/5.

Tang Fuqiang introduced that the burden reduction operation 3.0 lasted for one year. All scientific research units are a key part of the effectiveness of action. It is necessary to effectively implement the main responsibility of scientific research units, take the initiative to listen to the opinions and demands of young scientific researchers, and take targeted and operable measures to decompress the difficulties for young scientific researchers.

(Our newspaper, Beijing, August 8th. Reporter Yang Shu)

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