U.K. Science: Survival of the Fittest--or Fattest?.

Dickson, David

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ERIC Number: EJ354731

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1987

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U.K. Science: Survival of the Fittest--or Fattest?

Dickson, David

Science, v236 n4801 p512-13 May 1 1987

Examines the effects of changes and diminishments in financial support and the future of university-based research in Britain. Assesses schemes for finding university research and discusses concerns dealing with selectivity, university collaboration, and the vertical stratification of universities for scientific research. (ML)

Descriptors: Developed Nations, Federal Aid, Financial Problems, Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation, Productivity, Research and Development, Research Universities, Science Education, Scientific Research, Scientists, Universities

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers; Policymakers

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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