| Project/Area Number |
21K02919
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 09080:Science education-related
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
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Principal Investigator |
Millar Neil 筑波大学, システム情報系, 准教授 (70751981)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2021-04-01 – 2025-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Keywords | medical research ethics / research ethics / corpus linguistics / discourse analysis / corpus lingusitics / scientific writing / research funding / biomedical language / Medical discourse / Medical ethics / Corpus Linguistics |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
This study assesses the use of 'hype' in funding applications for medical research - i.e. language which promotes positive aspects of the research (e.g. robust, novel, innovative, unprecedented). Findings will help inform review processes and have implications for writers of grant proposals.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
We have analysed changes in the use of promotional language in the NIH research ecosystem - ie. instructions to applicants, funding applications and the resulting publications. Specifically, we have constructed a corpus of all PubMed abstracts reporting NIH funded research from 1985-2020. Analysis of this dataset has allowed us to compare our previously reported trends in funding applications with trends in subsequent publications. Our analyses of 'hype' and 'epistemic stance' (i.e. confidence) show that trends are closely correlated. That is, research publications use increasingly promotional language, which, we have argued is, in part a downstream effect of language choices made at the stage of grant applications.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
1: Research has progressed more than it was originally planned.
Reason
Publishing our findings in JAMA Network Open and Applied Linguistics, we have theorised that funding mechanisms are one factor that drives downstream salesmanship throughout the system. Our work has been covered in commentary articles in The Lancet, JAMA Network Open and media outlets including STAT news, Science Magazine and MedPage Today.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
In this final year, our analyses will assess potential differences in the use of promotional language in PubMed abstracts across journals and research field. We will also seek to assess the role that hype language plays in NIH funding application success. To do this, we will seek access to unsuccessful applications for the purposes of comparison.
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