"Wellesley is a wonderful and special place in terms of the quality of research," Goldman says, and Wellesley's neuroscience department has a track record of high-level funding.
A large number of biomarker initiatives have received high-level funding, and clinical trial design is adapting to address translational questions.
Within the United States, for example, most high-level funding decisions take place in budget committees and congressional offices, far removed from the health centers and communities where funds are ultimately destined.
"We have been trading for some time with a high level of debt," one director is quoted as saying, "which we felt was just about manageable, if we had either retained our position in the Premier division, and hence [had] the higher level of funding that would have come our way under the ERL rules, or had found a new investor".
Despite being a breeding ground for the Premiership – players such as Owen Farrell, Dan Cole, Billy Twelvetrees and Joe Marler are graduates – the Championship remains apart from the Premiership, in contrast to France where the top two divisions come under one organisational umbrella with a higher level of funding.
So if the passionate staff can work wonders, and they can make the most of their collections, and visitor numbers have held up, does the organisation really need a higher level of funding after all?
Flash Appeals in 2010, on average, received a higher level of funding than in 2009 – particularly because of the Haiti Earthquake Flash Appeal.
The clear message is that many PIs have successful careers with research support that allows them to make fundamental discoveries, though most probably would prefer a higher level of funding.
In the United Kingdom these new tools, plus a higher level of funding for research and the provision of more salaried posts under the new National Health Service (NHS), all boosted radiotherapy though inasmuch as the NHS generalized such benefits across most of specialist medicine, it reduced radiotherapy's uniqueness as a scientific and salaried service.
Although all CHSCs in our study were located in relatively affluent areas with well-built health service facilities and higher level of funding than the national average, financial and human resources constraint were still their top concerns for providing those case management services.
