英国科学研究事业的管理方式及其财政结构早已落后于时代,必须进行根本性的改革—这是一位研究理事会前主席上周得出的结论。在英国科学联合会上周在谢菲尔德举行的会议上,经济与社会研究理事会前主席道格拉斯·哈格爵士责备研究人员“太傲慢”,并说他们应当对他们花在基础研究上的资金采取更加负责的态度。哈格是麦塔勃莱克西斯公司的董事长。他认为,只要科学家们懂得一些经济学和管理学方面的知识,他们就能够管理科研工作;为此他们也应当具备在多学科研究小组——这种小组包括拥有经济学知识和管理技能的人并重视他们的作用——中从事联合研究的能力。但他抱怨说,科学家们可能会抵制变革,因为他们长期来已习惯了科研经费不断增加的趋势。他声称:“科学家们对公众的钱采取自私自利的态度。”并宣布公众有权利“要求科学家们对他们所花费的资金和采取的行动抱更加负责的态度。” The management style and financial structure of the scientific research in the United Kingdom have lagged far behind the times and a fundamental reform must be carried out - a conclusion made by a former chairman of the Research Council last week. At the British Science Federation meeting in Sheffield last week, Sir Douglas Hage, the former chairman of the Council for Economic and Social Research, blamed the researchers for being “too arrogant” and said they should take the funds they spent on basic research More responsible attitude. Hage is the chairman of Matta Blaiseis. In his opinion, as long as scientists have some knowledge of economics and management science, they can manage scientific research; for that they too should have a multidisciplinary research team that includes people with economic knowledge and management skills And value their role - the ability to engage in joint research. But he complained that scientists may resist change because they have long been accustomed to the growing trend of research funding. He claims: “Scientists take a selfish attitude towards the public money,” and declared that the public has the right “to demand that scientists be more accountable for the money they spend and for what they do.”