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But, the level of research and development at US universities still far exceeds those elsewhere

Not in surface or solid state physics. Certainly not in high-energy physics.

Indeed for all of the natural sciences, it greatly depends on how much you stretch "far." In many cases even on your definition of "exceeds," if you get my drift.

- Jake

Friends come and go. Enemies accumulate.

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Fri Feb 12th, 2010 at 02:55:35 PM EST
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I'm definitely referring to money and support.

Although I would point out the US system is pretty efficient, unlike our health care. We spend the most there too.

by Upstate NY on Fri Feb 12th, 2010 at 04:55:22 PM EST
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Normalised to population, GDP or nothing?

- Jake

Friends come and go. Enemies accumulate.

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Fri Feb 12th, 2010 at 05:04:32 PM EST
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(n/t) signifie "non texte."

Friends come and go. Enemies accumulate.
by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Fri Feb 12th, 2010 at 05:05:26 PM EST
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I recently went over the different figures because our job search season is in December/January and we had two noted European scholars with whom we were discussing different systems. I was quite surprised to see the difference in expenditures, but I do not want to equate resources with quality of education, because there is not a tight correlation. For a faculty member, however, resources are always a significant factor.
by Upstate NY on Fri Feb 12th, 2010 at 05:10:07 PM EST
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