I've taken note of the many recommendations that you've shared with us today, and one of the things I want to return to is the funding allocation system.
First, scholarships for master's and doctoral students are currently distributed according to the funding amount that universities previously received from granting councils. In addition, the chairs allocated to each institution reflect the percentage of funding that each institution received of the total funding granted by each granting agency.
In every case, small and medium-sized universities are disadvantaged and will continue to be disadvantaged under the current research funding distribution system.
Do we need to review the way that research funding is distributed in order to fund a greater diversity of students and researchers?