![](https://researchresearch-news-wordpress-media-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/2022/02/US_research_policy_playbook-738x443.jpg)
Image by Grace Gay for Research Professional News
Handing out research money fairly is harder than ever—what can be done to improve things?
Would you trust a stranger to spend your money wisely? How about your enemy? An arch-rival whom you believe is plotting to overthrow your whole career?
These are hypothetical questions, but for some researchers they cut a little close to the bone.