Results of a 1992 British assessment of university departments are analyzed, particularly the finding that in general, larger departments were given higher research ratings. Analysis suggests an "economies of scale" effect and components of performance attributable to either "size" or "non-size" are identified.…

Examines some of the potential impacts of different modes of university organization in Turkey (faculty and departmental) upon the scientific productivity of faculty membbers. (Editor/PG)

Claims that the six major Israeli universities are highly stratified into three elite institutions aiming at academic excellence versus three target universities aimed at specific or peripheral populations. The paper discusses the development of the stratification process, describes its academic features, and analyzes its influence on student…

The author proposes the creation of a new type of independent research institution which would have a special relationship with universities. (Editor)

Responds to a comment in the preceding issue concerning a Dunworth and Bottomley article. (PG)

Common sense and operational research can lead to significant savings in the use of capital resources. (HS)

Describes the sharp swing toward devolution at one South African University, followed by a sharper swing back toward centralization, discussing factors to consider, in terms of the national context of South Africa's higher education and the university's institutional dynamics, to explain these swings. The reasoning behind recommendations for this…

The pattern of management of Nigerian universities has remained unchanged despite major changes in the environment. While inadequate funding is perceived as the major factor in the present decline, those aspects of management which may have contributed to it are highlighted. (Author/MLW)

Presents measurements of the rates of return obtained from investment in university education and the changes in these rates that might be expected with expansion. (Editor)

A study found that the past experience of university researchers (n=716) with a given funding source strongly influenced their preference for seeking further collaboration with that source. This was found to be the case regardless of their level of dependency on external research funding. (MSE)