In a recent article for the Winnipeg Free Press, University of Winnipeg Professor Jim Clark reflects on the importance of funding basic research. Clark writes that there is widespread misunderstanding about the fact that basic research is conducted commonly at universities, as well as its connections to applied research. “Research that lacks foreseeable applications is invisible to most members of the public,” concludes Clark, adding that some politicians exploit this for political gain. “The result is fewer countries invest in university research to simply understand the world, and fewer benefit economically from later applications without which the world is worse off.”
Winnipeg Free Press
