First the rate was negotiated on a per institution basis with the government. It’s based around a mountain of oversight and compliance. Ironically all that comp

First the rate was negotiated on a per institution basis with the government. It’s based around a mountain of oversight and compliance. Ironically all that compliance work contributes to the need for more administration. Second, modern research needs a lot of people doing non-directly research adjacent stuff. Imagine looking at all the support people on an airbase, and saying why don’t we just cut them and let the pilots fly without all this logistics baggage.