Universities will have to show that their research influences the economy, public policy or society in order to secure the biggest research grants, the government's funding body for higher education said.
Under this dispensation, I would never have made square one. Rosa Luxemburg's views after 1905 on the nature of the Russian revolution in prospect? Hmmm... probably not. Marx and human nature? A bit abstract. Richard Rorty on truth? Er... try us again next year. The contract of mutual indifference? You should rewrite the proposal to put a bit more emphasis on influencing the economy.
Bugger the funding; just read the books and do the work.