Science and Technology - First Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 25 March 1998.

TABLE OF CONTENTS




Terms of Reference

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS


CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER TWO: OVERVIEW

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH FUNDING

Dual Support

Pressures on the Dual Support System
Research Infrastructure

Revolving Loan Fund
Joint Research Equipment Initiative
Investment in Infrastructure
Indirect Costs

The Research Councils
Indirect Costs of Non-Dual Support Funded Research

Industry
Charities
UK Government Departments
Full Economic Costing
The European Union

CHAPTER FOUR: THE RESEARCH ASSESSMENT EXERCISE AND SELECTIVITY

The Research Assessment Exercise

Collaborative and Multi-disciplinary Research
The Balance between Teaching and Research
RAE Criteria
Short-termism
Administrative Efficiency
Standards Across Disciplines
International Membership on Assessment Panels
Selectivity

CHAPTER FIVE: POST-GRADUATE COURSES AND RESEARCHERS' CAREER STRUCTURES

Training Future Researchers
Career Structures for Researchers

CHAPTER SIX: RESEARCH POLICY ISSUES

Arts and Humanities Research Council
Industrial Partnership Development Fund
Information Technology Services for Researchers
Advisory Council on National Research Policy

CHAPTER SEVEN: CONCLUSION

GLOSSARY

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE REPORT

LIST OF WITNESSES

LIST OF MEMORANDA INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

LIST OF APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

UNPRINTED MEMORANDA

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Prepared 2 April 1998