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IN accordance with its policy of encouraging the increased application of the results of scientific and industrial research by industry in Northern Ireland, the Ministry of Commerce has formed a Council of Scientific Research and Development. The work of this Council, which will be closely linked with that of the Directorate of Scientific Development of the Ministry of Commerce, will be carried out under the following terms of reference : (1) to advise the Ministry of Commerce on all scientific questions connected with the utilization and development of the natural resources of Northern Ireland ; (2) to promote the increased application by industry in Northern Ireland of the latest discoveries and developments in the fields of pure and applied science with the object of improving present industrial methods and processes, creating new industries and expanding existing ones ; (3) to arrange, through the Director of Scientific Development, for such investigations and research work as the Council may consider desirable in the best interests of Northern Ireland ; (4) to promote the wider dissemination of scientific knowledge throughout Northern Ireland.
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Scientific Research and Development in Northern Ireland. Nature 161, 162 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161162a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/161162a0