More than one in 10 scientists claim to have been pressurised by a
commercial financial backer to "tailor" their research conclusions,
according to a new survey. It paints a gloomy picture of a highly
skilled, professional sector which feels demoralised and undervalued by
the public.
It reveals that pay has emerged as an important
issue, while many are tempted to quit because of worries about funding
and lack of career progression.
The survey was carried out by
the Association of University Teachers and Prospect - unions
representing staff working in the higher education sector, government,
the NHS and charitable trusts - which claimed its findings represented
"an alternative skills strategy" to a long-awaited government white
paper on skills published yesterday.
Many of the proposals in
the white paper are based on those in a paper published two years ago.
But in a move which recognises the need for "higher level" tec
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