Loughborough University of Technology—Centre for Utilisation of Social Science Research

Abstract

The Centre for Utilisation of Social Science Research was set up at Loughborough University in 1967, under the directorship of Professor AB Cherns, with the aid of a grant from the Social Science Research Council. The idea for a Centre developed from Professor Cherns' concern about the fact that, while the quantity of social science research was increasing, its application lagged behind. The objectives of the programme which began in 1967 were to carry out research into the processes involved in the application of the social sciences, to develop a theoretically relevant description of the utilisation process, to investigate the relationships involved, and to promote the use of existing social science knowledge.

Citation

(1972), "Loughborough University of Technology—Centre for Utilisation of Social Science Research", Personnel Review, Vol. 1 No. 2, pp. 73-76. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb055202