preface
Recently, a news about the reform of the academician system of the two academies in the eastern countries has aroused widespread heated discussions. This reform abolished the tenure system of academicians and required academicians to undergo regular reviews in the face of possible "retirement". As soon as this news was announced, it immediately caused a lot of shock in the scientific research community, and also triggered in-depth conjectures and discussions on the scientific research evaluation system from all walks of life.
As an important part of the national scientific and technological innovation system, the academician system of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has always attracted much attention. And what is the deep meaning behind this reform? And what impact will it have on the research environment and researchers? This article will take a closer look at this from multiple perspectives and explore the underlying issues.
1. Why did the abolition of the lifelong system cause such a big repercussion?
The tenure system has always been a coveted treatment for many people, as it implies a permanent honor and status. One of the important reasons why the reform of the academician system of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has caused such a big repercussion is that its "lifelong system" has been canceled, which means that academicians who have always been regarded as "god-like existence" will also face possible "retirement".
Some people are in favor of this reform, believing that it can encourage more scientific researchers to be proactive and promote scientific and technological innovation. Others hold a different view, fearing that this will bring unfair treatment to some outstanding veteran scientists, and will also lead researchers to overly pursue immediate achievements and ignore basic research and long-term scientific investment.
Whether for or against, everyone's point of view has its existential value. For this system reform, what we should do is to make in-depth conjectures and explore how to motivate scientific research workers to make greater contributions to the country's scientific and technological progress under the premise of ensuring fairness.
2. Scientific research achievements should be an important criterion for judging academicians
In the field of scientific research, scientific research results have always been an important criterion for judging the ability and level of a scientific research worker. For academicians, their scientific research achievements should become an important basis for judging their academic level and influence.
In reality, some academicians do not have rich scientific research achievements, and the reason why they can be elected as academicians is more dependent on some superficial things, such as titles and honors. And once they get such a title, they begin to live a life of "retirement", or become a kind of "decorative vase" of the unit, and do not make much substantial contribution to scientific research.
It is precisely because of this that some people will doubt the true level and value of academicians, and there will be some deviations in the entire scientific research evaluation system. The reform of abolishing the tenure system may fundamentally solve this problem, make scientific research achievements an important criterion for judging academicians, and also encourage more scientific research workers to make substantial contributions to the country's scientific and technological progress.
Third, the direction of reform is correct, but it may need further improvement
It can be said that the reform of the academician system of the two academies is in the right direction, because it has fundamentally changed the original evaluation mechanism and made the entire scientific research environment more fair and transparent. We should not ignore some possible problems in the reform, such as how to ensure the fairness of the review, how to avoid personnel suppression and unfair review, and so on.
It is precisely because of this that we have reason to believe that there is still a long way to go in the next reform work, and it is also necessary for all parties to make joint efforts to improve the system reform step by step. In this process, more people are also needed to participate and supervise, only in this way can we ensure the smooth progress of the reform, and only then can the new review mechanism be truly accepted by scientific researchers.
Fourth, it is expected that future academicians will be bright stars who truly shine for science
No matter what kind of system it is, its essence is to encourage more people to contribute to the country's scientific and technological progress. For the academician system of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the academicians we expect should be those bright stars who really shine for science, not just nominal academic giants.
They should have a solid foundation in scientific research, they should also have the spirit of innovation, and more importantly, they should be able to translate their scientific research results into the country's scientific and technological strength, which will have a real impact on the development of society.
And such academicians may not necessarily need the "protection" of the lifelong system, because their achievements and influence are enough to be remembered and respected. Whether before or after the reform, we should have a rational and objective attitude towards academicians, and we should also give them sufficient understanding and support, so that they can go further and further on the road of scientific research.
epilogue
Through the reform of the academician system of the two academies, we may be able to see that the blue sky of scientific research does not only belong to a small group of people, as long as you have real skills and real scientific research achievements, you will be able to leave your own unique place under this blue sky.
For the entire scientific research environment, perhaps such a reform will bring new vitality and vitality to it, so that more people are willing to work hard for scientific exploration.
The road of reform will never be smooth sailing, and there may be all kinds of resistance and challenges, but as long as we have firm faith and make concerted efforts, we believe that we will be able to overcome all difficulties and let the sunshine of reform truly shine in the hearts of every scientific research worker.
I also hope that every scientific researcher can have an endless love for science and an exploration of the unknown world, and move forward bravely, because it is with you that there are infinite possibilities of science.