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IRCHSS + IRCSET= One body?

baby and crumble · 2011-11-17 13:21:23

I see plans have just been announced to merge IRCSET and IRCHSS into one body... Anyone have any opinions on how this will effect research funding? I don't mean just PG funding, but also in general. I have a horrible suspicion that a significantly bigger proportion of the funding will now go to science/ medical research if…

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17-11-2011 2:21pm

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baby and crumble

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I see plans have just been announced to merge IRCSET and IRCHSS into one body... Anyone have any opinions on how this will effect research funding? I don't mean just PG funding, but also in general. I have a horrible suspicion that a significantly bigger proportion of the funding will now go to science/ medical research if there isn't a separate body.

http://www.thejournal.ie/liveblog-government-announcement-on-public-sector-and-quangos-281638-Nov2011/

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#2 17-11-2011 3:53pm
Raphael

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Unlikely - even if the bodies are merged, it's unlikely to change the amount of funding being allocated to each type of research, just who distributes it - Arts and Humanities funding will probably be ringfenced away from Science funding.

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