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About time. Research foundations like Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation rarely allow more than 15-20% in overhead from grantees. Research universities are bloa
by xqcgrek2 2y ago
About time. Research foundations like Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation rarely allow more than 15-20% in overhead from grantees.
Research universities are bloated and epically inefficient, and hopefully soon go the way of Blockbuster.
- frigidwalnut 2y agoWhy do you think that research universities should go bankrupt? What do you think should replace their function in society?
- xqcgrek2 2y agoPeople doing research funded by grants, rather than having 50% of their grant leeched off by a bloated administrative complex coasting on pedigree.
- nxobject 2y agoI’m not sure what you’re talking about: the percentage of indirects that goes to admin costs has been capped by the feds to 26% for _ages_.
- frigidwalnut 2y agoWhere will these people conduct their research?
- hooverd 2y agobloated administrative complex aka the shared mass spec. people can simply buy all the expensive lab equipment as needed instead of sharing it!
- Fomite 2y ago"Having 50% of their grant leeched off" is not how indirects work. You know what's a much bigger problem for people doing research? That the budget for a non-modular R01 from the NIH hasn't changed since the Clinton administration.
- secabeen 2y agoWhen the government hires a consultant, the rate charged is usually 2-3x the salary of that consultant; 50% is well below the 100-200+% rates you see all the time in business.