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Intro; The Impact of the First World War on British Universities; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 Universities Before the War; Introduction; The Universities on the Eve of War; Funding; The Student Community; Research Before the War; Some Final Reflections; 2 Responding to the Demands of War; The Immediate Response; Belgium and the British Universities; German Nationals Working in British Universities; Student Issues; Staffing Matters; Dissenting Voices; Student Numbers; Coping with the War; Preserving International Links; Medical Students: Some Special Considerations; Looking Ahead
3 Funding of Higher EducationThe Shock of War; Making Savings; Economies in the University of Oxford; The Response of Government; Special Funding for Universities; Looking to the Future; Changing Ideas: The Kidd Memorandum; The Universities' Deputation of November 1918; The End of the War; The War and University Finance: Some Reflections; 4 Developments in Teaching and a Changing Workforce; New Priorities; Military Education; Working with Industry and Business; The Bristol Partnership; Sponsorship by Industry; New Programmes in Commerce and Administration; Developments in the Social Sciences
Social Sciences at the University of LiverpoolSocial Study at the University of Manchester; Modern Languages; The Changing Professions; Medicine at the University of Edinburgh; Veterinary Science; Education and Teacher Training; Imperial Studies; Adult Education and External Lectures; Changing Priorities; A Changing Workforce; The 1918 Staff Memorandum; 5 Supporting the War Effort; Supporting the Forces; Honours and Casualties; The Officers Training Corps; The OTC at the University of Leeds; The OTC at the University of Bristol; Changes Towards the End of the War; Munitions Work
War-Related CoursesManufacturing and Production of Key Supplies; Courses for British Prisoners-of-War and Serving Soldiers; Supporting the Community; Agriculture and Food Production; Working with Schools and Colleges; Hospitals and Public Health; Buildings and Land; Students and the War Effort at Home; A Final Reflection; 6 The Importance of University Research; Introduction; Establishment of the Committee for Scientific and Industrial Research; McCormick's Memorandum of 1915; Research in the Universities; New Structures and Procedures
Extending Links with Business: New Functions and New DepartmentsThe Department of Glass Technology, University of Sheffield; Textiles Research at the University of Leeds; The Changing Position of Research in Universities; Internationalisation and the Development of the Ph.D.; Some Final Reflections; 7 Final Reflections; The Emerging Public University; The War and Science; New Horizons; A Final Comment; Bibliography; Index
3 Funding of Higher EducationThe Shock of War; Making Savings; Economies in the University of Oxford; The Response of Government; Special Funding for Universities; Looking to the Future; Changing Ideas: The Kidd Memorandum; The Universities' Deputation of November 1918; The End of the War; The War and University Finance: Some Reflections; 4 Developments in Teaching and a Changing Workforce; New Priorities; Military Education; Working with Industry and Business; The Bristol Partnership; Sponsorship by Industry; New Programmes in Commerce and Administration; Developments in the Social Sciences
Social Sciences at the University of LiverpoolSocial Study at the University of Manchester; Modern Languages; The Changing Professions; Medicine at the University of Edinburgh; Veterinary Science; Education and Teacher Training; Imperial Studies; Adult Education and External Lectures; Changing Priorities; A Changing Workforce; The 1918 Staff Memorandum; 5 Supporting the War Effort; Supporting the Forces; Honours and Casualties; The Officers Training Corps; The OTC at the University of Leeds; The OTC at the University of Bristol; Changes Towards the End of the War; Munitions Work
War-Related CoursesManufacturing and Production of Key Supplies; Courses for British Prisoners-of-War and Serving Soldiers; Supporting the Community; Agriculture and Food Production; Working with Schools and Colleges; Hospitals and Public Health; Buildings and Land; Students and the War Effort at Home; A Final Reflection; 6 The Importance of University Research; Introduction; Establishment of the Committee for Scientific and Industrial Research; McCormick's Memorandum of 1915; Research in the Universities; New Structures and Procedures
Extending Links with Business: New Functions and New DepartmentsThe Department of Glass Technology, University of Sheffield; Textiles Research at the University of Leeds; The Changing Position of Research in Universities; Internationalisation and the Development of the Ph.D.; Some Final Reflections; 7 Final Reflections; The Emerging Public University; The War and Science; New Horizons; A Final Comment; Bibliography; Index