Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
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The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research was a British government body responsible for funding, organizing, and overseeing scientific and industrial research, particularly in support of national interests and technological development.
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| instanceOf |
government department
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research funding agency ⓘ |
| activity |
advising government on scientific matters
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coordinating national research effort ⓘ supporting collaboration between industry and academia ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
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surface form:
DSIR
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| archivesAt | The National Archives, Kew ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | reorganization of UK science and technology administration ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1965 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
applied science
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industrial research ⓘ science and technology policy ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Cabinet of H. H. Asquith
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surface form:
H. H. Asquith government
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| funded |
industrial research associations
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university research projects ⓘ |
| hadCommittee |
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
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Advisory Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
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| headquartersLocation |
London, England
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London
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| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1915 ⓘ |
| influenced | postwar UK research council system ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalForm | department of state ⓘ |
| notableContribution |
development of industrial research association system in the UK
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expansion of government support for applied science ⓘ |
| operatedDuring |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ interwar period ⓘ postwar period ⓘ |
| oversaw |
government research establishments
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research associations ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
UK government
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surface form:
Government of the United Kingdom
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| partOf |
Home Civil Service
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surface form:
British civil service
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| precededBy |
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
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surface form:
Committee of the Privy Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
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| purpose |
funding scientific research
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promoting technological development ⓘ supporting industrial research ⓘ supporting national interests through research ⓘ |
| reasonForInception | to coordinate scientific research during World War I ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Ministry of Technology ⓘ |
| scope |
civil research
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defence-related research support ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
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surface form:
Committee of the Privy Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
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| supervisedBy | Lord President of the Council ⓘ |
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