Maybe it is because I am from a small province, but I have also heard that sometimes the smaller universities feel they are at a disadvantage, when it comes to getting some of the really large grants, compared to the larger universities that have more facilities on site.
C'est peut-être parce que je viens d'une petite province, mais j'ai entendu dire que, lors de l'attribution des très grandes subventions, les petites universités se sentent parfois défavorisées par rapport aux grandes qui ont plus d'installations sur place.