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Davies, Richard J.; Herringshaw, Liam G. – Research Ethics, 2016
The use of hydraulic fracturing ('fracking') to extract oil or gas from shales is a subject of controversy. There are many scientific questions about the risks associated with the technique, and much research remains to be done. ReFINE (Researching Fracking In Europe) is a research consortium led by Newcastle University and Durham University in…
Descriptors: Mining, Fuels, Scientific Research, Financial Support
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Gascoigne, Toss; Metcalfe, Jenni – Science Communication, 1997
A survey of Australian scientists revealed that they felt media coverage of their research had significant benefits, but they received little support from their organizations. Examines factors that encourage or discourage scientists to communicate their work through the media. Discusses implications for managers of publicly funded institutions.…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin. – 1991
This report, the 24th in an annual series on research expenditures of Texas public institutions of higher education, is based on data provided by each institution for fiscal year 1990. Institutions were asked to ensure that the data reported were consistent with their annual financial reports, and that they used a set of established definitions…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Expenditures, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Burgdorf, Kenneth; White, Kristine – 1984
This report presents information from phase I of a survey designed to develop quantitative indicators of the current national stock, cost/investment, condition, obsolescence, utilization, and need for major research instruments in academic settings. Data for phase I (which focused on the physical and computer sciences and engineering) were…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Costs, Engineering, Equipment Evaluation
Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1988
A comprehensive national database on key quantitative and qualitative aspects of scientific and engineering research facilities at universities and colleges is presented. This study was conducted in response to a Congressional request for systematic information on the status of academic research facilities. The National Science Foundation (NSF)…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Construction (Process), Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Planning
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission on Human Resources. – 1978
The fourth in a series of annual reports assessing the role of and need for federal training programs in the biomedical and behavioral sciences is presented. Highlights of this 1978 report include: (1) the results of surveys of the chairpersons of 1,324 basic biomedical science departments and 474 behavioral science departments in Ph.D.-granting…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Behavioral Science Research, Bibliographies, Biological Sciences