Universities should make use of available technology to reduce administration tasks for students , saving trillions of dollars and leaving more time for scientists to make important breakthroughs . And as a rough proxy for impact, articles with more co-authors also tend to be cited more frequently. Digital technology could be used to better match the almost half a million incoming graduate students with research opportunities , find more sophisticated ways of collecting data , track inventory and manage procurement , in a combined effort to reduce costs and administrative workload .
Universities should make use of available technology to reduce administration tasks for students , saving trillions of dollars and leaving more time for scientists to make important breakthroughs . Digital technology could be used to better match the almost half a million incoming graduate students with research opportunities , find more sophisticated ways of collecting data , track inventory and manage procurement , in a combined effort to reduce costs and administrative workload .