tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12949653.post115431892151780658..comments2023-10-01T05:02:17.857-05:00Comments on takchek (读书 ): S$1B in research funds for NUS/NTUtakchekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17726707339435418357noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12949653.post-1154579910824214612006-08-02T23:38:00.000-05:002006-08-02T23:38:00.000-05:00Oh lords.This just turns $1 billion in funds into ...Oh lords.<BR/><BR/>This just turns $1 billion in funds into a game to convince 9 people that YOUR research is most worthy, regardless of how worthy it actually is.<BR/><BR/>A lobbyist's wet dream it is.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404874584727768253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12949653.post-1154479067550631582006-08-01T19:37:00.000-05:002006-08-01T19:37:00.000-05:00Erm, and exactly how competitive is this funding? ...Erm, and exactly <B>how</B> competitive is this funding? Two universities ain't that much of a playing field. It's more like playing Pong than the kind of proposal.<BR/><BR/>If you can't get funding even with such limited competition, either your proposal must REALLY suck, or it's too researchy in that the outcome is not obvious. Can anyone else find irony in telling academics that their work is Elia Diodatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834465156174945738noreply@blogger.com