Year: 1989
Type: article
Abstract: In the coffee rooms of physics departments during this past year, few subjects have had the potential to arouse discussions as heated as those over cold fusion. In the UK, one such topic has been the concentration of university physics research. Until the Universities funding Council (UFC) decided not to implement the recommendations of physics subject review, there was a possibility that university research would be restructured as was Earth sciences before it. Although this prospect has receded somewhat (Physics World November p5), proposals to concentrate research are unlikely to evaporate completely. First, that the idea has been considered before, in the late 1960s, by what was the Science Research Council (SRC) indicates that it could well return in a few years' time. Secondly, the research councils and the universities themselves are by now well aware that small departments are out of favour and may incorporate this into their plans.
Source: Physics World
Authors: Diana M Hicks, James E F Skea
Institution: University of Sussex
Language: English
Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2480129177