• HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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      1 year ago

      Not really. Universities make a lot of money off research and the research helps more with prestige ratings.

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        1 year ago

        Grant money from researchers is a drop in the bucket. That money mostly goes to flesh out laboratories with fancy equipment and pay for research assistants.