International collaboration is a rapidly growing aspect of university research and a priority of research funding agencies. This article investigates the rationales that underlie Canadian federal research councils' support of international research collaborations. Such support has deep roots in Canadian science and technology policy but has taken…

In recent years there has been an overall lack of a clear and cohesive research funding policy for higher education which poses real risks in Australia's ability to sustain research excellence and is likely to lead to a decline in Australia's research performance at the international level. This could well lead to a decline in the reputation of…

Criticizes a Canadian Senate proposal to create a central planning authority, under government direction, to direct the nature of scientific research. It is not within the competence of science administrators to predict the utility of basic research. (AL)

Only 45 percent of Canadian research is funded and executed by the private sector. Influenced by success stories such as the U.S. Stanford Research Park, Canadians have looked at science parks as a means to diversify their economy and to increase cooperation among government, industry, and universities. (Author/MLW)

Proceedings of a 1980 seminar on university research, sponsored by the Science Council of Canada, are presented. The increasing interest of the Canadian provinces in the direct support of university research was viewed favorably, but the general feeling was that the federal granting agencies must continue to play a leading role. A. N. Bourns…

U.S. research institutions are undergoing significant changes from patterns established in the decade following World War II. Declining undergraduate enrollments are predicted to lead to "steady-state" universities; federal policy is emphasizing industry-university research cooperation and calling for a decreased federal role in the…

Describes the current situation in Canada regarding the consequences of an expected decline in university enrollments, when it was originally expected that the university system would solve problems of society needing science-based solutions. Parallels are drawn with the situation in the United States. (CS)