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Problems facing University Science

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Professor Jevons gives his own reflexions on a conference held in Manchester in January, and points to some of the changes that may have to be made in university science departments to cope with the problem that their size is likely to grow faster than their finances.

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    F. R. JEVONS

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JEVONS, F. Problems facing University Science. Nature 229, 601–602 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/229601a0

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