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There are no precise figures available for the cost of research at the universities . It is estimated that research undertaken by the university faculties takes up , on an average , about one-half of the total university budgets . The universities are here faced with an almost insoluble problem . On the one hand , serious research is vital for the university and the nation and almost every university teacher expects to be given the opportunity to carry out research . On the other hand , not everyone who holds a university appointment possesses the capability , ingenuity and inventiveness which are needed for research . Not many minds are capable of meaningful advances . "It may be a kind of treason to say it , but not all research is all that important , " Prof . E . Levi , formerly president of the University of Chicago , once said . The universities may consider setting up their own research commissions to oversee and evaluate the research . It remains to be seen how effective such c...
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