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2026 Golden Goose Awards Honour The Value Of Basic Science
Original: The Value Of Basic Science Celebrated With The 2026 “Golden Goose” Awards
The 2026 Golden Goose Awards have been announced, honouring research that began as obscure or seemingly trivial basic science and went on to produce major real-world benefits. The awards highlight how curiosity-driven work often underpins breakthroughs in medicine and technology, and supporters use the annual event to argue for continued public investment in fundamental research.
Why now: The awards spotlight unusual basic research with unexpected payoffs, renewing debate over funding for fundamental science.
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