3 ms·
This. I was also surprised to learn a lot (most?) "Institutes" at universities were just a website and a bank account. The host institution handles most of the
by breck 5y ago
This. I was also surprised to learn a lot (most?) "Institutes" at universities were just a website and a bank account. The host institution handles most of the overhead like buildings and HR for a ~30% take. I don't mean this in a negative way, it actually makes sense.
- Fomite 5y agoNote that this isn't necessarily true. There are often two large differences between "Institutes" (or Centers, etc. - nomenclature differs from university to university): - Soft funding. Meaning very little to no support from the university. If you can't keep the money coming in, the Institute goes away (As do its employees). - Institute faculty may or may not have other appointments - but Institutes often can't do things like grant tenure.