Except for when an area of science does this well and sructures itself well, in which case all problems are academic. Academics are responsible for sorting out

Except for when an area of science does this well and sructures itself well, in which case all problems are academic. Academics are responsible for sorting out academic funding and likely always will be, pretending the 2 are separate creates problems such as is seen in biology (and yes, other sciences to an extent) where big funding from the private sector is forcing open publically funded research for the greater good toward lining the pockets of nouveau-industrialists.