In CS this is just false. Nearly all of the CS research we fund could be done in inexpensive office space with no administrators. The one exception is DARPA-funded robotics research, and even then it's only a subset.
In wet lab disciplines the story is more complicated. But there are many possible configurations that are more efficient than the current university-as-gatekeeper system.
In wet lab disciplines the story is more complicated. But there are many possible configurations that are more efficient than the current university-as-gatekeeper system.