R&D Expenditures Increased 3% in Real Terms at Universities and Colleges in FY 1979. Science Resource Studies Highlights.

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ERIC Number: ED204123

Record Type: RIE

Publication Date: 1981-Apr-28

Pages: 5

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R&D Expenditures Increased 3% in Real Terms at Universities and Colleges in FY 1979. Science Resource Studies Highlights.

National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies.

Summarized are results of the National Science Foundation's Survey of Scientific and Engineering Expenditures at Universities and Colleges for the fiscal year 1979. The principal finding is that research and development expenditures at universities and colleges totaled $5.2 billion in fiscal year 1979, up 12% in current dollars and 3% in constant 1972 dollars over 1978 levels. Also discussed are data and trends related to funding sources, character of research work, field of science, and the institutional breakdown of expenditures. (Author/WB)

Descriptors: Colleges, Engineering, Expenditures, Federal Aid, Financial Support, Grants, Higher Education, Scientific Research, Surveys, Technological Advancement, Universities

Publication Type: Collected Works - Serials; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Authoring Institution: National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies.

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