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Defending basic research

Governments are demanding more value for money from scientists, which is putting fundamental research under increasing pressure. Scientists should know how to champion it more effectively.

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Figure 1: Three models of research.

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Dudley, J. Defending basic research. Nature Photon 7, 338–339 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2013.105

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