An interesting article in The Scientist , "Public Concern for Private Funding," on the increased role of private funding in research. Unfortunately, public funding has its own pitfalls, as described by Terence Kealey in The Economic Laws of Scientific Research. So where does that leave us? Looking for a set of guidelines that will enable the private funding of research while preserving the credibility of the results. I cannot imagine that is an insurmountable obstacle.

posted by Solveig Singleton @ 2:40 PM | Academia, Universities

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