In Britain university funding comes through Government research councils and the non-government University Grants Committee "block grants" used for a combination of research and instruction determined by each university. The author proposes a systems approach in which change is obtained at institutional level by rearranging the binding…

The role of academic research workers in Britain and the relationship between them and research directors is examined with note of palliative coping mechanisms which may be adopted by workers to alleviate stress, and with recommendations for permanent fellowships, salary and status improvements, research units, academic freedom, and collective…