The relationship between the government and universities conducting federally sponsored research is under a strain. University researchers dread nit-picking. Government auditors claim poor management and questionable spending practices by university researchers. (Author/RE)

The University of Warwick's Warwick Manufacturing Group is a research and development center 90% funded by industry. Similar developments are foreseen due to the expectations of students for workforce preparation, demographic and technological change, and decreased public funding. (SK)

Over the last two decades, Ireland has proactively marketed its educated workforce, its favourable corporate tax rates, membership of the European common market, and other advantages, to multinational technology corporations. The resulting foreign direct investment in high-tech manufacturing operations has driven a booming Irish economy that has…

This study contains analyses of trends in the level of university research and development expenditures in the sciences and engineering from 1964 through 1973. The report is divided into three main sections: (1) current research and development expenditures in the sciences and engineering; (2) capital expenditures for research, development, and…

The National Science Survey of Scientific Activities of Institutions of Higher Education, the subject of this report, is designed to provide national statistics that cast light on these issues. Through analyses of the data, a better picture is purported to be produced on the impact of Federal policy in support of scientific endeavors. The report…

The National Science Foundation announced the establishment of Regional Instrumentation Facilities at six universities to improve the quality and scope of research by making sophisticated instrumentation and trained staff available. Lists the universities, the funds provided, and the new facilities to be created. (GA)

Cites a National Science Foundation (NSF) Report, "Science and Technology: Annual Report to the Congress," for evidence that the United States remains the major technological power in the world. (CP)

Presents an interview with National Academy of Sciences president Frank Press who discusses various topics and issues related to the new era of science. They include the rapidity of scientific advances, changes in the structure of science policy, and concerns about university research systems. (JN)

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has collected data annually since 1965 on the Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions. This document reports on the federal support for academic science and engineering (S&E) activities and research and development (R&D) projects in fiscal year…

To help facilitate focused and deliberate action, this report contains a current baseline assessment of the condition of research at colleges and universities in Virginia. The report brings together key sets of national data on research into one convenient place. It also provide a collection of many of the primary indicators used to assess how…

Data in the tables of this publication were derived from the Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development and cover fiscal years 1998-2000. The data reflect research and development (R&D) funding levels as reported by 32 federal agencies from February through September 1999. All agencies that were identified as conducting R&D programs were…

A resource center serves eight counties of southern New Jersey. (Author)

The anomalous position of the special research unit and the clumsiness with which it is often dealt both by university administrations and by supporting agencies reflect resistance to change and confusion regarding this new development. (Author)

Examines the lack of support for the training and employment of clinical investigators to capitalize on the knowledge gleaned from decades of basic scientific research. Argues that this dilemma can be addressed by carefully defining and marshalling a coalition of institutions to support increased funding for clinical investigations. (MDM)

A study by the Council on Governmental Relations and the Association of American Universities examining overhead or indirect costs of research at 21 institutions of higher education has concluded that universities pay a significant amount of the cost of federally supported research but found it difficult to compare overhead rates at different…