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THE Federation of British Industries has decided to strengthen its organization on the research side by making its Industrial Research Committee a permanent standing committee of the Federation, with its own secretariat. By its terms of reference this Committee will seek to stimulate national interest in research for industry and foster it in all appropriate ways. Thus it will encourage industrialists to devote a more adequate part of their resources to the promotion of research and its application to existing products and to the development of new products. It will provide money for the creation and maintenance of adequate facilities for postgraduate research; and encourage the education of the necessary research and development staff of universities, technical colleges and industrial establishments. The Committee will promote contact and collaboration wherever possible between centres of industrial research or institutions and research workers; and facilitate co-operative research within British industry, with special reference to the needs of small-scale industries. Information on research questions will be provided by creating a liaison with appropriate reference libraries and technical and scientific institutions; and attention directed to the publications of professional, technical and scientific institutions, assistance being given where necessary in their distribution. The Committee will promote the compilation of general information on industrial research, particulars of organizations and the facilities available; and provide from time to time information for press and public on the achievements of British industrial research.
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Federation of British Industries: Industrial Research Committee. Nature 153, 614–615 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153614d0
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