Ming Li urges Chinese universities to separate titles from funding decisions
Ming Li argues that Chinese higher-education institutions should uncouple academic titles from resource allocation, warning that new metrics may simply mask old biases.
In a recent commentary, Ming Li proposes that Chinese universities detach the prestige of academic titles from the way research funds are distributed. He cautions that performance indicators previously suppressed to curb bias often reappear under different labels. Li also notes that university administrators, who benefit from one outlet metric-driven system, are unlikely to support such a reform. The piece highlights the difficulty of implementing structural change within the existing incentive framework.
Why it matters
It highlights how entrenched incentives may hinder fair funding for Chinese research, affecting scientific progress.
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