Friday 25 January 2008

US funding insufficient to ensure dominance?

THES reports that federal spending on science research in the US is rising at a rate lower than inflation according to National Science Foundation's Science and Engineering Indicators 2008. The report warns that this level of funding in conjunction with the increase of expertise in China and India could pose a threat to the US dominance in this area.

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=400248

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