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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]nature article on overhead costs:

http://www.nature.com/news/indirect-costs-keeping-the-lights-on-1.16376[/quote]

"The faculty doesn’t often think about all the other costs: the lights are on, the heat is on, you’re using online services the university provides.”
More bs from university administrations trying to protect its OH take. 
ALL those costs are already incurred in the process of instruction covered by 9-month academic appointment,  
and would not significantly drop if a faculty member did not get a grant.
The buildings still need to be heated and maintained, e-mail is still needed anywauy, and lights should be on.
OK, if the faculty or group members do research, a bit more electricity is consumed on lights in the lab and running the equipment.
That may be 1%, not 60%. A cap of 20% would already be too much if we count only the NECESSARY incremental costs to DIRECTLY support funded research.
Which is why universities accept foundation money at 10% overhead, they wouldn't otherwise.

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