The university and industry: time for two‐way traffic

Abstract

From a national standpoint the Willis Jackson Committee on Manpower Resources for Science and Technology is probably the most important Government‐sponsored committee in being today. The future of our country — and, inherently, the spread of democratic practice throughout the world — depends upon our ability to produce scientists and technologists in ever‐increasing numbers and to make more use of them. We are glad, therefore, to note the urgency with which the Committee is pursuing its task and to welcome both its interim report and the enquiry into longer‐term postgraduate courses for engineers and technologists which has been ably carried out by Mr H. Arthur of the Atomic Energy Authority (see December issue, p 540). In the White Paper it is particularly pleasing to read of the many investigations which are already being undertaken which should enable us to make better use of our scientific manpower resources, as well as reading of the investigations which the Committee itself proposes to launch.

Citation

(1966), "The university and industry: time for two‐way traffic", Education + Training, Vol. 8 No. 1, pp. 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb015659