Grant writing is doing science, but also often a waste of time
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Scientists spend too much time writing grants and not doing science. This is a common complaint, but it is a little simplistic. A lot of grant writing is science. In fact, I rarely do a deep dive into the literature anymore except when I’m writing a grant and this is very valuable for my science. When writing grants, I also plan experiments and data analyses, figure out what is important to work on and do many other important tasks towards better science.
Grant writing is doing science, but also often a waste of time
Grant writing is doing science, but also…
Grant writing is doing science, but also often a waste of time
Scientists spend too much time writing grants and not doing science. This is a common complaint, but it is a little simplistic. A lot of grant writing is science. In fact, I rarely do a deep dive into the literature anymore except when I’m writing a grant and this is very valuable for my science. When writing grants, I also plan experiments and data analyses, figure out what is important to work on and do many other important tasks towards better science.