HC Deb 01 November 1999 vol 337 c24W
Dr. Gibson

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he will publish the results of the Office of Science and Technology studies into the careers, conditions and salaries of young scientific researchers. [95796]

Ms Hewitt

The Office of Science and Technology has not commissioned such studies. It supports the Research Careers Initiative, chaired by Sir Gareth Roberts, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, which expects to publish a second report in the new year, surveying progress in improving the career management and development of research staff on fixed-term contracts in universities.

The first report, from October 1998, is available on the CVCP website at: www.cvcp.ac.uk.