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Materials science and engineering in Britain
Author(s) -
Humphreys Colin
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19890010802
Subject(s) - pace , science and engineering , engineering ethics , commission , engineering physics , materials science , engineering , political science , library science , law , physics , computer science , astronomy
The funding of the materials science research effort in British universities and polytechnics has recently been reorganized with the founding the Materials Science and' Engineering Commission of the SERC. The chairman of the committee assesses Britain's performance in materials science and outlines the aims and objectives of the funding bodies in the UK. The recent increase in the importance of advanced materials has resulted in a surge research activity but have the funding levels kept pace?