Reports on Great Britain's 1993 white paper `Realizing Our Potential.' Research reforms proposed in the white paper; Threat on the medical Research Council's institutes; Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council's funding of basic research; Privatization of public research laboratories.
Discusses reaction to the British government's White Paper (policy statement) on the organization of science and technology, `Realising our Potential,' published last week in London, England. The lack of radical change; Additional information. INSETS: Waldegrave gets help, by D.D.;A global search, by D.D..
The article reports that in 2012, the European Commission (EC) joined Great Britain's plan to subject its taxpayer-funded research to open-access starting April 2013. It states that the EC launched a similar suggestion to open up the work financed by its Horizon 2020 research programme. EC vice-president Neelie Kroes says that they lead by example, making European Union (EU)-funded research accessible to all.
States that last week's government White Paper on British research policy has the air of finality proper in a policy statement. Assertion that there are several passages which deny the Haldane principle; Other criticisms of the document; Additional information.
The author discusses the status of the research community in Great Britain with regards to science. The author notes that the nations ranks second to the U.S. in terms to its contributions to biomedical and environmental sciences. The author cites the advocacy for science in Great Britain wherein he mentions the support of the government to science. Moreover, the author reflects on the preferences and effectiveness of ministers to science researches.
HIGHER education & state, RESEARCH, GOVERNMENT policy, SCIENCE
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Editorial. Discusses British government policy on the future of higher education. The danger in basing the policy only on the advice of the Dearing committee; Question of whether research will be given an adequate priority; Need for streamlining and cross-referencing peer assessment across government agencies; Issue of advocacy to government; Need for lobbying skills.