Lecturer in Mathematics, Dr Daniel Bearup, from the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS) at Kent, has a had a paper published in the journal, ‘Trends in Ecology and Evolution’.
The Paper titled, ‘Funder Restrictions on Application Numbers Lead to Chaos’, was co-authored with Dr Dylan Childs and Professor Robert Freckleton from the University of Sheffield.
Abstract:
Restricting application rates is an attractive way for funders to reduce time and money wasted evaluating uncompetitive applications. However, mathematical models show that this could induce chaotic cycles in total application numbers, increasing uncertainty in the funding process. One emergent property is that smaller institutions spend disproportionally more time unfunded.