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Concentration of resources: The National Research Council's (Canada) grants in aid of research: 1964–1974

Concentration of resources continues to be an important issue in the formulation of policy for the support of university research. In this paper, techniques for quantitatively assessing two dimensions of this issue, ‘between’ and ‘within’ committee concentrations, are developed. These techniques are applied in an analysis of the peer-adjudicated grants of the National Research Council of Canada for the years 1964–1974 inclusive. Results indicate that although ‘between’ committee concentrations have responded to changing priorities for university research, ‘within’ committee concentrations have remained remarkably stable over this decade. This is seen as having important implications for recent attempts at re-orienting university research in Canada.

A simulation based methodology for modeling a university Research Support Service System

The paper presents a methodology for modeling a university Research Support Service System (RSSS). RSSS effectiveness is measured in terms of net research time available to researchers, response time of support services, and the cost to provide services. The model consists essentially of delineating each function of the RSSS as a network and simulating flow of researcher generated inputs through the network in order to collect statistics necessary to compute performance measures. The analysis concerns system performance changes in response to procedural modifications in the institution, removal of external procedural constraints imposed on the system, and changes in organizational configuration. The model can prove to be a valuable asset to the present-day RSSS managements in examining their Research Support Service Systems or developing similar models.

The Demand of Farm Families for the Quantity and Quality of Schooling for Their Children in the United States

American Journal of Agricultural EconomicsVolume 58, Issue 5 p. 842-847 Specific Session The Demand of Farm Families for the Quantity and Quality of Schooling for Their Children in the United States Mark R. Rosenzweig, Mark R. Rosenzweig assistant professor Department of Economics, Yale University Research support was provided by NICHD grant 1ROI HD 08687-01. The author is grateful to T. W. Schultz for some perceptive comments on an earlier draft.Search for more papers by this author Mark R. Rosenzweig, Mark R. Rosenzweig assistant professor Department of Economics, Yale University Research support was provided by NICHD grant 1ROI HD 08687-01. The author is grateful to T. W. Schultz for some perceptive comments on an earlier draft.Search for more papers by this author First published: 01 December 1976 https://doi.org/10.2307/1239981 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Volume58, Issue5December 1976Pages 842-847 RelatedInformation

Research and ICI

A significant departure in the support of university research has been made by ICI, which recently announced that it is to phase out its fellowship scheme and replace it with a new scheme of research projects. The aim is to bring about much closer links between universities and industry.

The Support of University Research by the Science Research Council

The public institutions that support scientific research repeatedly face dilemmas of choice. Limited budgets require a high degree of selectivity in choosing which activities are to be supported. The criteria for selection involve a great variety of factors. Yet the justification for the support of any scientific research is most commonly expressed in such terms as ‘scientific promise’ or ‘relevance’ to some social or economic objective. Such justifications have a great deal of credibility, yet it is too frequently assumed that they correspond to the criteria actually employed in the selective support of specific science activities.

The universities and the research councils in Britain

The British government supports five semi-independent research councils covering agriculture, medicine, science, social science and the environment. These councils do not follow the same procedure but are an important element in the support of research in universities and in the maintenance of postgraduate students. It is possible that some of these research councils may be brought to an end and this would mean that universities would have to deal directly with the government departments concerned. Their budgets have not expanded at the same rate as the universities; if the same proportion of undergraduates stays on to undertake research and if this increasing number continues to be maintained from council funds, the expenditure on research will decline.

NERC Support for University Research

NERC Support for University Research

Research support by industry

Dr A. F. Trotman-Dickenson's article (Physics Bulletin September 1969 p387) on the support of university research by industry raises some interesting points but overlooks others which are very apparent from the industrial point of view. Firstly, if we count agriculture, fisheries and the wealth producing parts of nationalized concerns as 'industry', all the money for research and training comes from industry.

The support of university research by industry

No figures are available for the amount of financial support received from industry by universities for the furtherance of research. Even if a serious attempt were made to estimate the extent of the support it would be difficult to decide what should be included and what left out.

Washington Scene: The Case for Agency Research

The bulk of federal support for university research comes from mission oriented agencies. Critics of this system have contended that the agencies might benefit more by expanding scholarly research in their own laboratories. Dr. Price defends the agency support practice. He is executive director of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, one of the principal agencies funding university research.

Nuclear research as a source of technology

RECENTLY THE VALUE of pure research to the US nation has come into question. Although the federal government has steadily increased its support of pure research since the Second World War, attempts to determine the value of pure‐research activities to the national economy have been inconclusive. Project Hindsight concluded that very little basic research carried on in university laboratories had contributed to the development of weapons systems since the war and implied that consequently there was little point in the Defense Department's continued support of pure research in universities. On the other hand, those individuals who support increased funding of pure research by the federal government point out that the nation's most rapidly growing industries are those that have invested most heavily in research, with the implied conclusion that an investment in pure research will result in an expanded national economy.

Effects of cuts in federal support of university research.

Effects of cuts in federal support of university research.

President's page: An addendum

Another Appalachia' provoked both comment and criticism. Although some of the factual details were challenged, no one challenged the basic tenet that the level of financial support available for scientific research does not measure up to the requirements of existing programs. As one critic pointed out, however, the matter cannot be dropped on this note, for the article could be interpreted as implying that there is no real understanding in Congress of the value of basic research as contrasted to applied research, and that there is no definitive policy concerning the level of support that should be given basic science. Another critic was of the opinion that the government was already too lavish in its support of research in universities.

A Total Effort, Not a Choice

During recent weeks several compilations of fact and opinion on the teaching and research argument have appeared. The West-heimer Report (C&EN, Nov. 29, page 72) adds useful documented information. Its very emphasis on the support of basic research in universities could stimulate a focusing of facts, points of view, and contentions that might lead toward a well-designed base for proceeding further in wrestling with the difficult problem. Other recent studies throw a light on the matter and ought to be analyzed with a sense of the political atmosphere in which they were conceived and developed. The recent report of the House Research and Technical Program Subcommittee, headed by Rep. Reuss (D.-Wis.) (C&EN, Oct. 25, page 31), shows a bias for teaching. The report of the National Science Foundation to the Subcommittee on Science Research and Development, headed by Rep. Daddario (D.-Conn.) (C&EN, Sept. 27, page 37), makes a strong effort to be balanced. It seems ...

Support of University Research in Canada

Support of University Research in Canada

Editorial: To Support Research

PERSPECTIVES IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE Volume V · Number 2 · Winter 1962 EDITORIAL: TO SUPPORT RESEARCH We are pleased to reprint inthis issue ofperspectives an address given by Dr. Max Tishler, President ofMerck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories , on the occasion ofhis receiving the Industrial Research Medal this year. It concerns the use and effect ofpublic funds on research. I have some comments on the uses ofprivate funds for the support of university research. Although there are welcome exceptions, most industrial concerns have not paid their debt to learning by supporting free enterprise in education and research—they provide funds only for research on practical problems. Private foundations have their pet projects. A few enlightened foundations direct their spending to support basic research. Finally, the public fund-raising agencies collect substantial amounts of money for research, but only a few handle funds efficiently and are well advised in their spending. Some, such as the National Foundation and the American Cancer Society, have had a favorable impact upon medical research in the United States by seeking out creative investigators and giving them long-range support to study basic problems. Private funds are needed to complement the work done with public funds. Both government and private agencies should markedly increase unrestricted grants, which are needed to attack the bottlenecks in education and research that are known to each administrator. This would not require an increase in total spending. Some, but not all, individuals engaged in research know best how to spend the money available to them. If our universities are to be brought to their full potential for learning and discovery , we must uphold freedom of enterprise for scholars and scientists who are creative and responsible and not force them to be beggars first. D.J.I. 145 AN ANATOMY LESSON We are the embalmed men Speaking silently in The cold grey light Of the winter solstice Life's detumescence Rigored on the red wood Slabs ofunhallowed halls Buried in the necropolis Ofcrystal light Shafting o'er the leaden slates And thro' the cob-webbed panes We are the sperm and the ova Spilled in a chanceless street Extending in Time A soma whose antecedents Long were nectarine for turning worms We are the Day and the Night Passed on Copulation and the consummation The wineglass on egret stem Brass bubbling tankard The bawdy song The love and hate of flesh and blood We are the mirror Held up to the living We are the Dead Men Contending not with The white coats whose Unpropitiating fingers Wield the bloodless knife Stroking disembowelled gut Ash tray for smoking stubs We hold the caduceus Not you. We know. We are the Dead Men Recounting in the Cold ofthe winter's day The tractate of the living. StACEY B. Day , Stacey B. Day · An Anatomy Lesson Perspectives in Biology and Medicine · Winter 1962 ...

AEC to Boost University Research Support

AEC to Boost University Research Support

Committee Assesses Dangers That Accompany Government Support of University Research

Committee Assesses Dangers That Accompany Government Support of University Research

Research Planning and Program Development in the National Institutes of Health: The Experience of a Relatively New and Growing Agency

Research planning and program development in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have emerged over the past decade in a context of rising national interest, steadily expanding funds, shifting program emphasis, and constantly broadening scope of scientific inquiry. NIH basic philosophy seeks to maximize creative potential and regards research plan ning as a totality encompassing the limiting resources of man power and facilities as well as conduct of research itself. Planning has evolved as a continuous, flexible, adaptive process in which administrators and scientists possess considerable dis cretion within a framework of goals and priorities established by Congressional action. It represents a balance between the spontaneous interests of individual scientists and organized effort designed to meet needs and opportunities vital to the nation's health. Responsibility for over-all planning has grown as expenditures have increased, program interests have en larged, and NIH has become a more significant factor in sup port of university research and training of scientific manpower. The nature of the process requires further adaptation to deal more effectively with the problems of the future such as total impact of NIH programs upon an institution as a whole, strengthening the nation's research structure, and administering a co-operative research program on a world-wide scale.

Federal Support of University Research

Federal Support of University Research