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NSERC’s Discovery Program: Let it bleed?
Is the NSERC leadership bleeding its Discovery program even more than what the government is asking them to? Some say that the termination of the Major Resources Support (MRS) and the Research Tools and Instrument (RTI) programs alone translate into a 20% hit … Continue reading
Posted in R&D Policy
Tagged 2012 federal budget, Basic research, NSERC Discovery, postdoctoral fellowships
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