英国首相撒切尔夫人将要亲自负责掌管英国的民用研究与开发计划。首相采取这一行动无疑是件好事,其意图是极为认真严肃的。然而这一意图是否是为了加强那些要求对研究与开发的管理与投资作根本改变的建议的地位呢(这一改变势将削弱英国政府于去年四月所公布的题为“高等教育——迎接挑战”的白皮书中所陈述的见解,即“在艺术、人文科学与社会科学中鼓励高水平的学术研究乃是一个有高度文化的文明国家的特征”)? 首相的“接管”计划是在一系列变化发生之际宣布的,所有这些变化是旨在“加强集中 Mrs. Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, will personally be responsible for running civilian research and development programs in the United Kingdom. It is undoubtedly a good thing for the Prime Minister to take this action and his intentions are extremely serious and serious. However, is this an attempt to reinforce the position of those who request fundamental changes in the management and investment in research and development (a change that will diminish what the British government announced in April last year, entitled “Higher education - Challenge ”that“ encouraging a high level of academic research in the arts, humanities and social sciences is a feature of a highly civilized and civilized nation ”) • The prime minister's“ takeover ” Announced on the occasion of the series changes, all these changes are aimed at "strengthening concentration