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So what's to be done? 3 response: #1 Double down on the old signals Maybe that means more things like interviews, to check researchers really understand the proposals they have written (risk of bias!). Some funders already have interviews for their major funding schemes (Wellcome, ERC), others are introducing them (MRC in the UK) Maybe it means letting reviewers adjust, getting used to seeing "excellent" proposals and shift their baseline for giving excellent scores Maybe 5/