I can't but point the reality of modern college education: professors nowadays are mostly fundraisers than teachers or lab directors. This is especially true i

I can't but point the reality of modern college education: professors nowadays are mostly fundraisers than teachers or lab directors. This is especially true in the United States or Switzerland from my experience but it applies to virtually any country where the budget that goes in public research is not really enough. Their first job is really fundraising, and their second job is actually academical. I've worked for some time with scientists like Michael Graetzel[1], he was very important in the lab, don't get me wrong, he had a brilliant mind and he would still take decisions and give terrific feedback when he was in the labs, but the primary role was fundraising. You can only have the best lab if you have the most money and can hire more and the best people, that's more important than teaching or directing a lab, sadly. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gr%C3%A4tzel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gr%C3%A4tzel