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Nature 408, 637 (7 December 2000) | doi:10.1038/35047272
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Robert Dorazi1
- Department of Biological Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK
Most UK researchers on short-term contracts, like myself, are called 'research associates', and cannot be the principal applicant (which is understandable) or even a co-applicant (which is much less understandable) on a grant application.The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council has a 'recognised researcher' option, but the other UK research councils have no relevant mechanism at all.
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