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This sounds more like political retaliatory BS than actual financial concerns. End the project when you lose funding, not in anticipation of losing funding at s
by wyager 10y ago
This sounds more like political retaliatory BS than actual financial concerns. End the project when you lose funding, not in anticipation of losing funding at some point in the future.
- grraaaaahhh 10y agoThat sounds like a great way to waste years of your life.
- NetStrikeForce 10y agoDude, you didn't even read the article. These projects might not start until 2-3 years from now and are definitely not ending before that. At that time the UK won't be part of the EU. Why would you waste money in something that has no benefit for anyone? Not even for the UK scientists.
- avian 10y agoEuropean research projects I know about get their expenses reimbursed after the fact. For example, you buy some (potentially very) expensive equipment, claim the expenses in the yearly financial report and (if the Commission accepts your claims after review) receive money to your institution's account. That can be a year and a half after you had to pay for your equipment and in the mean time your research institute, university, etc. must cover it for you. I don't find it surprising that people are anxious to proceed with projects when there is uncertainty whether they will get their expenses paid in the end.
- wyager 10y agoInteresting. I work in a US research lab and while I do not manage finances, I am under the impression that we are never in debt.