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IN our survey of the strategy of research we have already noted that, in addition to their functions in training the research workers required by the nation, the universities have an essential place in the organization for research, especially in regard to fundamental research. We have still to consider the tactics by which the fullest use can be made of the universities in this organization without detriment to the highest traditions and ideals of the universities, either in teaching or in the intellectual and spiritual service of the community. Furthermore, in considering the broad objectives towards which our programmes of research should be directed we have seen the need for some co-ordinating authority in our research structure, competent to review the broad programmes, to assess their importance and relevance to national needs and to determine the gaps which may require filling or the sectors which may require strengthening, either from the point of view of scientific advance or of the needs of society.
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Scientific and Industrial Research.—V. Nature 154, 373–377 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/154373a0
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