University Committee On Research Policy (UCORP) Home Page.
Table of Contents
- UCORP Faculty Survey of the Research Environment at the
University of California
- [ Brief Synopsis | Executive Summary
| Full
Report ]
- Debate on the Continuation of UC Management of Livermore and
Los Alamos National Laboratories
- [ List of Topics |
Home Page for UC Debate |
Brief Summary of UCORP Report ]
- [
Full UCORP Report ]
Between January and March of 1996, UCORP
surveyed 3,300 members of the UC Academic Senate to obtain a clearer
picture of the specific ways in which faculty believe their own
research is
affected by infrastructural resources, intramural funding,
administrative
support, and the regulatory climate.
The cumulative impact of the financial crisis on faculty research
has been
widespread and affects all campuses, all academic specialties, and
all
faculty ranks. The intensity of faculty feelings about this issue may
be
reflected by the fact that nearly 2400, or 72% of the faculty
sampled,
responded to the mail survey and 1000 of these provided written
portraits
and personal commentaries on their own initiative.
As emphasized in the
executive summary to the report of the UCORP survey,
four major problem areas stand out in our analysis:
-
inadequate clerical and other personnel support
-
inadequate space, properly equipped, to
conduct research and store materials
-
inadequate direct financial
support of research, including unmet professional travel needs
-
inadequate administrative leadership to minimize the regulatory and
bureaucratic constraints on the research environment.
The complete Interim UCORP Report on the results of this survey,
including text, tables, and a methodological appendix is available
for
viewing or downloading by clicking here.
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Should UC renew
its contract with the Department of Energy (DOE) to manage the
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Los Alamos National
Laboratory?
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Last Updated: June 23, 1996
