Britain's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council seems to be reaping the benefits of its sometimes controversial efforts to reduce the number of grant applications it receives (see Nature 464, 474-475; 2010). In 2010-11, the agency funded 912 of 2,568 applications: a smaller number than in previous years, but at 36% a much greater success rate (see charts). By contrast, success rates at other UK research funding agencies are still falling. See go.nature.com/tlmcij for more.
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