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Nature 453, 978 (19 June 2008) | doi:10.1038/453978a; Published online 18 June 2008

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Fewer academics could be the answer to insufficient grants

Andrew Doig1

  1. Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK

The rejection of high-quality grant proposals is a problem endemic to universities throughout the world. I suggest that it arises from separating the employment of academics from the central bodies who provide grant funding.

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