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Revealing the hidden costs of research

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How should universities account for the money they receive from governments? The answer is not as simple as it may at first appear. There are valuable lessons that other countries can learn from the US experience.

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    Robert M. May & Stuart C. Sarson

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    Robert M. May & Stuart C. Sarson

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May, R., Sarson, S. Revealing the hidden costs of research. Nature 398, 457–459 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/18961

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