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IN a recently issued report on the work carried out in the Clothworkers' Departments, University of Leeds, under a research scheme established in 1928 by means of a grant of £3000 a year from the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers, reference is made to the value of the scheme not only in promoting a research plan, which has already a number of fundamental discoveries to its credit and holds promise of further work of outstanding scientific and technical importance, but also in providing industry with scientifically trained men. The report presents a survey of the three years' working of the scheme and is not confined to a statement on a single year. It is pointed out that the scheme has led directly to the creation of a school of textile research in Great Britain which has already attracted advanced workers from other countries. It is hoped that the recent creation of an honours degree of B.Sc. in textiles will assist in discovering students who will devote themselves to continuous work in this field, and it is strongly urged that the research grants for fellowships or scholarships in colour chemistry should be put on a permanent basis in 1932. The importance of adequate research scholarships being available in periods of industrial depression is specially stressed.
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Research in Textiles. Nature 129, 622 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/129622a0
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