Building a FRO inside a university: one form, waiver, and Zoom at a time
iskander · x · 2026-09-25
iskander shares first-hand experience building a FRO-like entity inside a university: people within the bureaucracy mostly want to help, but the unusual pace and assumptions mean progress comes one form, waiver, ticket submission, or Zoom meeting at a time. A useful anecdote on how non-traditional research orgs can slowly take root inside academic institutions.
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