Dr. Lucky Tran :verified: on Nostr: Quick explainer: The NIH plans to make huge cuts to what's knows as "indirect costs." ...
Quick explainer: The NIH plans to make huge cuts to what's knows as "indirect costs." It's a misleading name, because indirect costs are vital to research.
Direct costs = Researcher salaries, scientific equipment and materials etc.
Indirect costs = Utilities and maintenance for research buildings, administrative staff who help prepare and process grants etc.
All are essential for doing science.
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