It depends how projects are selected by the funding organizations. When writing grant applications, there are question boxes that now ask for technological applications and time frame etc which essentially puts a complete end to research in more fundamental areas.
I get this for hep-th (which is why most of funding comes from the department for those projects), but it's gotten to a point where even standard areas of condensed matter theory are being heavily targeted.
Honestly, I kind've feel bad for a lot of the condensed matter theory profs. There used to be several in my old departments…
I get this for hep-th (which is why most of funding comes from the department for those projects), but it's gotten to a point where even standard areas of condensed matter theory are being heavily targeted.
Honestly, I kind've feel bad for a lot of the condensed matter theory profs. There used to be several in my old departments…