The National Institute of Science and Technology Policy of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) points out that Japan's academic research environment has not yet resolved the mountain of problems that have arisen, such as the environment for researching new problem-solving, the securing of research time, and the appointment of female researchers. Survey 2022 reveals.
The survey will be conducted online from September to December 2022.We collected and analyzed responses from 9 of the 12 survey subjects, including university researchers and experts in Japan.
According to this, the majority of people are aware that the research environment for academic research and basic research is still in a difficult situation. There was a strong opinion among university researchers that efforts were insufficient.
The number of young researchers with the desired abilities is “significantly insufficient,” the acceptance of excellent foreign researchers is “insufficient” at universities with a small share of the number of published papers, and the number of female researchers and the diversity of basic research are “insufficient.” It is recognized as "enough".While university researchers indicated that international collaboration was "sufficient," experts said it was "insufficient."
In addition, it has been pointed out that the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the weak yen, and high prices are having a negative impact on the research environment, and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Policy Research Institute will continue to monitor the situation. there is
