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Nature 437, 1089 (20 October 2005) | doi:10.1038/4371089c; Published online 19 October 2005
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Main effect of bureaucracy is to reduce productivity
Stephen Moss1
- Ashton Chair of Biomedical Research, Division of Cell Biology, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, 11–43 Bath Street, London EC1V 9EL, UK
Your News Feature "The nightmare before funding" (Nature 437, 308–311; 2005), on the horrors of writing grant applications, will strike a chord with researchers everywhere.To my knowledge there has never been any objective analysis to determine whether or not increasing the complexity in the funding process has improved decision-making by the funding agencies or produced higher-quality research from the recipients of the funds.
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