European grant applications are at record highs, success rates below 10%: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03119-z?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=948c466975-nature-briefing-daily-20251017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-33f35e09ea-51720808
Time to rethink how we fund, assess and support research - not just increase competition.