No easy answers for UK science

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A meeting was organized by Nature last March 19 at the Royal Society in London to discuss the government's forthcoming policy document on research and innovation. The meeting raised a number of questions and controversies regarding the direction Britain should take with regard to research. The Advisory Council on Science and Technology has advocated a clear separation between funding policies of basic and applied research. This approach has met staunch opposition from a number of scientists and administrators. The meeting also raised the issues of the low level of pay of researchers and the need to facilitate technology transfer.

Planning, Research, Technology transfer

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Pondering on British science policy

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A meeting sponsored by the Edinburgh International Science Festival and the journal Nature was held in Edinburgh in Feb 1993 at which British science policy was discussed. It was generally agreed that the Thatcher government's 1987 decision to stop supporting 'near market' research was wrong. Speakers recommended the government take an active role in promoting ties between industry and basic research. Other topics included improving the career structure for postgraduate science students, protection of basic science from market dominance and coherence of British and European science policies.

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UK science budget to grow despite economic woes and cap on salaries

Article Abstract:

The British government plans to increase spending by about 4% for 1993. This was better than many scientists believed, but it is not the real growth promised by the government last year. Scientists' salaries in the UK are low compared with industry, and scientists working at universities will receive no more than 1.5% increases as a result of a public-sector cap. The devaluation of the pound has also increased the amounts that must be paid for subscriptions to such agencies as the European Laboratory for Particle Physics and the European Space Agency.

Government spending policy

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