Table D-1— Complete List of Issues Taken from University Sector 



There is pressure for applied research in preference to basic or pure research; projects 



are overly "targeted" or their subjects too minutely defined. 



There is need for more continuity and stability in government funding of research; 



research grants should be longer. 



Hiring and research support problems are experienced by younger faculty; departments 



cannot hire because of tenure — older faculty do not leave. 



The continued supply of manpower to do research must be insured. 



More co-ordination of research at the national level, more consistent policy, and more 



planning are needed; this applies to the amount and kinds of research desired, and also 



to the amount and kinds of research manpower desired 



More support is needed for graduate studies. 



More money in general is needed for research; there should be more basic research. 



The public has a negative attitude toward science and technology. 



Government (State, local, or Federal) or one of its branches or agencies has a negative 



attitude toward science and technology. 



Funds are needed for research equipment, instrumentation, and maintenance. 



Increased teaching loads take time away from research. 



More support for university research should be supplied at the institutional level. 



A program of education or communication is needed to convince the public and government 



of the value of research. 



Problems peculiar to the individual research disciplines are mentioned. 



There are excessive demands for accountability in the use of funds provided by 



government. 



There is the threat of legislative interference in the making of grants and the choice 



of research areas or in the organization of the research effort. 



Other needs for funds (e.g., seed money for new research ventures). 



Enrollments in science are declining; graduate students are less capable currently 



than they used to be. 



Problem areas are suggested in which research would benefit the public. 



General problems of faculty — in particular, morale; more money is needed to pay 



faculty. 



Regulations are imposed by government, in order to enforce certain public policies, that 



are excessive or irrelevant to the conduct of research and therefore hinder it. 



The peer-review system must be maintained. 



More interdisciplinary research is needed; organizations should be set up for it. 



It is difficult to keep up the vitality of a department's research effort with fewer 



graduate students and young faculty. 



New Ph.D.'s cannot find jobs. 



Distribution of funds should be based on size or reputed quality of institutions, not 



on geographical balance. 



More support is needed for postdoctoral studies. 



Competition with other research sectors is undesirable and should be minimized. 



More funds are needed to pay support personnel on research projects. 



Specialized research institutes should be set up in certain research areas. 



Universities must adapt themselves to the new economic situation. 



The grant-making process is slow and wastes the researchers' time. 



In general, there is overregulation of research by government 



Distribution of funds should be based on geographical balance, not on the size or 



reputed quality of institutions. 



Research support at the institutional level is undesirable. 



Interdisciplinary research is being overdone. 



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