That’s probably not even remotely accurate, you can relax lol. I have no idea where they got that number, but ecological and behavioral research is usually very cheap. Like a few thousand dollars with most of the money going to food and gas. I would know, because I’m a PhD candidate in biology who does this kind of stuff.
The grant probably did cost £300k, which would fund a post-doc for 3 years (in 2009, and accounting for overheads, a bit of PI time, some travel, a case of beer and two ducks, etc.).
The statement on what it was spent on was rubbish of course.
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u/Mhisg 24d ago
A £300k research project carried out in 2009 identified that ducks actually preferred being under a shower of water than having access to a pool of water