NIH plan to centralise peer review could mean ‘substantial loss of expertise’
By 
Rebecca Trager2025-03-12T14:30:00
Agency says move will save money and reduce bias, but researchers are concerned about associated staff reductions
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to centralise peer review of its research grant applications. The move has alarmed many in the country’s research community, which is still reeling from the Trump administration’s directives that have frozen research grant reviews and slashed the workforce at the NIH and other science agencies.