How much of your time is spent doing research and how much of your time is spent finding funding for your next project ?

Question: How much of your time is spent doing research and how much of your time is spent finding funding for your next project ?
- Keywords:
  funding,
  research,
  work
Asked by Mr H to Ceri, Marikka, Matt, Rob, Sally on 18 Nov 2014.
- Ceri Dare answered on 18 Nov 2014:
  
  I am glad that I am only a very junior baby scientist, so I don’t have to spend much time applying for more money! But for more senior scientists this can take up a lot of time.
- Matt Bilton answered on 18 Nov 2014:
  
  I spend all of my time doing research! Maybe after I have finished my PhD and done one or two post-doctoral jobs I would start to think about finding my own funding for projects – this could be a few years away yet!
- Robert Hampson answered on 19 Nov 2014:
  
  I’m a bit too early in my scientific career to be trying to get significant funding for myself. I currently have a four year MRC funded PhD studentship. When this ends I will apply for job positions called post docs which already have funding available (if I decide to stay in academic science).

Question: How much of your time is spent doing research and how much of your time is spent finding funding for your next project ?