英国用于科研方面的费用占国民总产值的2％,其费用的50％来自政府拨款,另有30％来自私人工厂企业。各研究机构按工作量分布情况大体是;(1)工业企业55％,(2)政府投资的研究实验室和公共企业32％,(3)大学8％,(4)研究协会1.5％,(5)其它3.5％。本文试图从人和财政的角度阐述英国的一个研究协会——英国流体力学研究协会(BHRA,以下简称流体协会)的管理运行情况。尽管英国的40个左右的研究协会所 The cost of research in the UK accounts for 2% of the gross national product, 50% of its cost comes from government funding, and another 30% comes from private factory companies. The distribution of workload by research institutions is generally based on: (1) 55% of industrial enterprises, (2) 32% of government-funded research laboratories and public enterprises, (3) 8% of universities, (4) 1.5% of research associations, 5) Other 3.5%. This article attempts to expound the management and operation of the British Fluid Mechanics Research Association (BHRA, hereinafter referred to as Fluid Association) from a human and financial perspective. Although about 40 British research associations