Science and Technology - Eighth Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 6 November 2002.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

REPORT

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND

Public sector research funding

Research careers

FIXED TERM CONTRACTS - THE CONSEQUENCES

Advantages
Mobility for researchers

Lack of financial risk for universities

Research volume

Disadvantages

For researchers
Career progression

Inadequate training

Salaries

Sex discrimination

Management

Insecurity

For research

Timescales

Research management

Subject shortages

Loss of researchers

High turnover

Short-termism

For institutions

POLICY DEVELOPMENTS

Concordat and the Research Careers Initiative

The Dearing Report

The Bett Report

Excellence and Opportunity

Our predecessor Committee

SET for Success (The Roberts Review)

Fixed Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations

Fixed-Term and Casual Employment: Guidance for Higher Education Institutions

A revised Model Statute

2002 Spending Review and Investing in Innovation

RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACTION

The researchers

The principal investigators and senior management

The universities

The Higher Education Funding Councils

The Research Councils

Government

THE WAY FORWARD

CONCLUSION

LIST OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE REPORT

LIST OF WITNESSES

LIST OF APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

LIST OF UNPRINTED EVIDENCE




MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

Wednesday 3 July 2002

APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

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Prepared 20 November 2002