Science and Technology - Third 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 2 February 2004.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

REPORT

SUMMARY

1  INTRODUCTION

2  BACKGROUND

Origins and structure

Mission and aims

Income and Expenditure

Spending Review 2002

Spending Review 2004

3  RESEARCH SUPPORT

Funding modes

Grant application success rates

Research concentration

Grant administration

Peer review

Frequency of application rounds

Duration of support

Cross-Council Co-ordination

Interdisciplinary research

Equipment costs

4  RESEARCH INSTITUTES

BBSRC support for institutes

Funding from DEFRA

Crisis management

5  RESEARCHERS AND STAFF

Postdocs and fellowships

Postgraduate training

6  SCIENCE AND SOCIETY

Public engagement
The GM debate

7  KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

Knowledge transfer strategy

Collaboration with industry

Commercialisation

8  CONCLUSION

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

FORMAL MINUTES

WITNESSES

LIST OF WRITTEN EVIDENCE

REPORTS FROM THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE SINCE 2001




MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

Monday 1 December 2003

WRITTEN EVIDENCE

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Prepared 12 February 2004