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Analysis: Researching Success

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

Britain has an enviable record for the brilliance of its original scientific research, but now large sections of the scientific community say that a spending squeeze is causing serious damage.

Is basic research under threat? Should efforts be directed at more commercial projects? How can the economic potential of scientists best be exploited?
Presented by David Wheeler
(R)

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Presenter:
David Wheeler
Producer:
Mark Laity
Source: Radio Times

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