This report describes in detail the distribution of funds obligated by 8 federal agencies to 2,100 universities and colleges, and 33 Federally Funded Research and Development Centers that were managed by academic institutions, between fiscal years 1963 and 1967. The funds were provided for academic science (research and development, R. and D.…

Described on a comparative basis are the approaches to and the methods and effects of academic restructuring in the universities of the United Kingdom and West Germany. Selective steps have been taken in both countries to protect and strengthen science and technology, especially research in these areas. (Author/RM)

This report is based on a survey of the National Science Foundation's Industrial Panel on Science and Technology. The panel comes from essentially all major types of industry involved in research and development (R&D) and covers a wide range of firms and cooperations. The findings of the survey show that almost one-half of those who responded…

An assessment of the impact that funding mechanisms had on the productivity and performance of university research is presented in this report. The General Accounting Office (GAO) study focused on five universities that had reputed improvement in program quality. The GAO study concentrated primarily on what funding and other strategies these…