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researchers don’t receive unlimited funding for life, even if they made it into a permanent position. they have to regularly apply for grants, and those applica
by lentoutcry 1y ago
researchers don’t receive unlimited funding for life, even if they made it into a permanent position. they have to regularly apply for grants, and those applications are reviewed by experts and have to be grounded properly in previous work. it’s just that potential for profit is not a criterion for evaluation, as it is in the private sector
- throwawaymaths 1y ago[flagged]
- biophysboy 1y agoI've worked and still work in science, and his description of grant proposals and research focus is correct.
- throwawaymaths 1y ago[flagged]
- biophysboy 1y agoWhy would I take professional advice from an anonymous HN poster? I don't work in academia.