Series
Board of Longitude: Papers
Catalogue reference: RGO 14
Date: 1605-1830
Records of the Board of Longitude.These include papers about the discovery of methods of measuring longitude at sea, notably the work of John...
Series
Department of Education and Science: Advisory Board for the Research Councils, Sub-Committees...
Catalogue reference: ED 279
What's it about?
ED 279
This series consists of a complete set of agendas, minutes and papers of the Advisory Board for the Research Councils and its sub-committees and working groups which replaced the Council for Scientific Policy in 1972.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ED 279
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Education and Science: Advisory Board for the Research Councils, Sub-Committees and Working Groups: Agendas, Papers and Minutes
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1972-1977
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of a complete set of agendas, minutes and papers of the Advisory Board for the Research Councils and its sub-committees and working groups which replaced the Council for Scientific Policy in 1972.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The records are arranged in chronological order.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For records of the Council for Scientific Policy see ED 214 ED 215
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Department of Education and Science, 1964-1992
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 69 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2003 Department of Trade and Industry
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Research
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Inherited records created by the former Department of Education and Science. In the 1970s it had responsibility for civil science policy until it was transferred to a new Office of Science and Technology (OST) which formed part of the Cabinet Office. In 1995 OST was transferred to DTI
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1972-
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- A complete set of minutes is to be preserved. This relates to collection themes 2.2.1 policy and administrative processes of the state and 2.2.1.5 formulation and delivery of social policies of the collections policy
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Advisory Board for the Research Councils replaced the Council for Scientific Policy in 1972 in accordance with the White Paper" Framework for Government Research and Development" (Cmnd 5046).
The new body was responsible for:-
advising the Secretary of State on her responsibilities for Civil Science with particular reference to the Research Council system, its relationship with the universities and Departments, the support of postgraduate students and the proper balance between international and national scientific activities advising the Secretary of State on the allocation of the science budget among the Research Councils and other bodiespromoting close liaison between the Councils and the users of their research
Each of the five Research Councils, the University Grants Committee, senior scientists from Departments with a major interest in the work of the Research Councils and the Chief Scientific Adviser were represented on the Board as well as independent members drawn from the universities, industry and the Royal Society of London.
The Secretariat for the Board was provided by the Department of Education and Science.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16085/
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