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Re:A Personal Statement from Iain Banks by AYBABTME on Wednesday April 03, 2013 @01:33PM (#5487574)
If research was better paid, more people would be researchers. So more money is needed.

As much as I'd like to do my share in X, if I can't make a living of it, I won't dedicate my whole life to it. Some will, but many won't.

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Re:A Personal Statement from Iain Banks by dreoe on Wednesday April 03, 2013 @01:40PM (#5487628)
And if it didn't require 12 hours a week (or some similarly horrible figure) writing grant proposals instead of doing actual research
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Re:A Personal Statement from Iain Banks by BHSPitMonkey on Wednesday April 03, 2013 @05:16PM (#5489161)
There's really no way around the need for written grant proposals, so the solution seems like "research teams should allocate a decent wage for a good grantwriter". Surely there are talented technical writers out there who would happily join with these noble causes, if only the jobs were there (and financially viable for the writer).
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