Research cores are centralized, shared resources that provide access to advanced instruments, such as nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM), and specialized services to scientific and clinical investigators. Most have been founded to address the urgent research needs of STEM programs, medical schools, and…

This document presents a comparative survey of the organization and financing of fundamental research in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Part 1 is entitled "In Search of a Policy," and concludes that in industrialized countries, the range of models for the organization and financing of research is that of the responsibilities assigned to…

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…

An evaluation was done of the State University of New York (SUNY) Research Foundation's controls over direct expenditures for research and sponsored activities. The Foundation is a private, non-profit educational corporation established to expand the educational mission of SUNY through fund raising, administration of gifts and grants, and…

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…

In this paper certain problems and issues which can be identified from the existing literature concerning the management of interdisciplinary research in the university environment are discussed. In a review of literature concerning multidisciplinary research, recurrent problems and issues were grouped into the following categories: (1)…

A rationale is given for the creation of a centre that combines the talents of the mathematician, the psychologist, the experienced teacher, and the mathematics educator to prepare mathematics teachers, administrators, and educational researchers. (JP)

The university-connected research foundation is a separately incorporated unit that serves as a legal entity for administering sponsored research and related programs for a parent university. Fifty-seven organizations presently operating in this manner have been identified, and this study is a characterization and analysis of these organizations…

This report relates the history and describes the impact of the Wisconsin State Universities Consortium of Research Development on each of the 5 member institutions (La Crosse, River Falls, Stevens Point, Stout and Whitewater) and on the state of Wisconsin in general. WSU CORD was federally funded in 1966 to develop interest in and the capacity to…

This volume, the first of three on sponsored research administration, focuses on pre-award activities such as research development, proposal development, budget development, review and submission of proposals, negotiation and award, and compliance issues. Research administration, or sponsored project administration, is work that supports the…

This document assesses the specific character of the research systems in the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and Belgium in light of their institutional mechanisms and the way they function. The five articles presented concern international dimensions - national traditions and research policies; university research in a teaching oriented…

The Council's history and the development of its research program provide insights into the evolutionary nature of its interinstitutional research activities. A case study of the program, which has both consortial and coordinating characteristics, is described. (Author/LBH)

The terms "institutes and centers" or organized research units are used to refer to the broad range of "non-departmental structural alternatives" often called "laboratories,""bureaus" or "clinics" at the host institutions. Current status, growth trends, and organizational sponsorships of these…

This publication contains two papers presented during a conference for research coordinating unit (RCU) directors. "The RCU's Role in Implementing the Career Education Concept" by R.M. Worthington, discusses several functions that can be accomplished by RCUs, including: (1) disseminating information about career education, (2) providing…

Organizational aspects and implementation of Switzerland's national research program that promote goal-oriented research in the service of the general public are described. The Federal Council of Switzerland decides on the topics to be researched and the National Fund is responsible for carrying out the programs. (Author/SF)