ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN'> <html><head><title>Title Page</title><meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html; charset=iso-8859-1'><style type='text/css'>h1 { margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px; font-size:large; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align:center; color:#000; }h2 { font-size:medium; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:10px 0px -2px 0px; padding:0px; color:#000; }h2.myclass { font-size:medium; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:10px 0px -2px 0px; padding:0px; color:#000; text-align:center;}h3 { font-size:13px; font-weight:700; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0px 0px -1px 0px; padding:0px; color:#07a; }h3.myclass { font-size:13px; font-weight:700; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0px 0px -1px 0px; padding:0px; color:#07a; text-align:center;}h4 { font-size:x-large; font-family:garamond, serif; color:#09f; text-align:center; margin:0px 0px 5px 0px; padding:0px;}h5 { font-size:13px; font-family:verdana, arial,sans-serif; font-weight:600; margin:0px 0px 5px 50px; padding:0px;}i.myclass{color:#07a;}</style></head><body> <H1> 'Brain Drain' Debate in the United Kingdom, c.1950-1970 </H1> <H3 class='myclass'> UKDA study number:6099</h3> <H2 class='myclass'>Principal Investigators </H2> <H3 class='myclass'> Balmer, B.<br>Gregory, J.<br>Godwin, M.<br>University College London. Department of Science and Technology Studies<br> </H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Sponsor</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>Economic and Social Research Council<br></H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Distributed by</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.</H3> <H3 class='myclass'> January 2009 </H3> <div style='page-break-before:always'></div> <H1>&nbsp;</H1><H1>Bibliographic Citation</H1> <H5> All works which use or refer to these materials should acknowledge these sources by means of bibliographic citation. To ensure that such source attributions are captured for bibliographic indexes, citations must appear in footnotes or in the reference section of publications. The bibliographic citation for this data collection is: </h5> <H5> Balmer, B., Gregory, J. and Godwin, M., <i> 'Brain Drain' Debate in the United Kingdom, c.1950-1970</i> [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], January 2009. SN: 6099, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-6099-1. </h5><H1>&nbsp;</H1> <H1 >Acknowledgement</h1> <h5> Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials, should acknowledge the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive, and to acknowledge Crown Copyright where appropriate. <br> Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials should carry a statement that the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive bear no responsibility for their further analysis or interpretation. </h5><H5>&nbsp;</H5> <h5><b>Copyright: </b><br> B. Balmer </h5><H1>&nbsp;</H1> <H1>Disclaimer</H1> <h5> Although all efforts are made to ensure the quality of the materials, neither the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections, nor the UK Data Archive bear any responsibility for the accuracy or comprehensiveness of these materials.<br> </h5><h5>&nbsp;</h5><h5>All rights reserved. No part of these materials may be reproduced, stored in, or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the UK Data Archive.<br><br>UK Data Archive<br> University of Essex<br> Wivenhoe Park<br> Colchester<br> Essex C04 3SQ<br> United Kingdom<br>www.data-archive.ac.uk <br><br> </h5> <h2 style='page-break-before:always'> 6099 . 'Brain Drain' Debate in the United Kingdom, c.1950-1970<br> </h2><h3>&nbsp;</h3> <h3>Depositor:</h3> <h5>Balmer, B. , University College London. Department of Science and Technology Studies</h5> <h3>Principal Investigators:</h3> <h5>Balmer, B. , University College London. Department of Science and Technology Studies</h5> <h5>Gregory, J. , University College London. Department of Science and Technology Studies</h5> <h5>Godwin, M. , University College London. Department of Science and Technology Studies</h5> <H3>Sponsor:</H3><H5> Economic and Social Research Council<br> <i class='myclass'> Grant Number:</i> RES 000-22-1375 </H5> <h3> Abstract: </h3> <h5>This qualitative project sought to provide an analysis of the 'brain drain' debate of the 1950s and 1960s as a social phenomenon.<br> <br> The term 'brain drain' was adopted in the 1960s in the context of concerns the United Kingdom was losing skilled scientific and engineering personnel to other countries. Although the term is used in a variety of academic, policy and popular discussions about the international mobility of scientists, this project sought to rectify the absence of scholarly literature analysing the original 'brain drain' debate.<br> <br> The dataset comprises of 19 oral history interviews with scientists and engineers who emigrated to the United States or Canada in the 1950s or 1960s as well as British policymakers involved in any way in the 'brain drain' debate at this time. Also included is the transcript of a 'witness seminar' that brought officials and former emigres together to discuss their recollections.<br> <br> Further information on the dataset is available at the project's <a href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/balmer/balmer-braindrain.htm" title="Anatomy of the 'Brain Drain' Debate in the UK web site">web site</a> or ESRC funding award <a href="http://www.esrcsocietytoday/esrcinfocentre/viewawardpage.aspx?awardnumber=RES-000-22-1375" title="Anatomy of the 'Brain Drain' ESRC funding award web page">web page</a>.</h5><h3>Main Topics:</h3><h5>Scientific migration; brain drain; popular science; engineering; cold war.</h5> <h3>Coverage: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'> Time Period Covered:</i> 1950 - 1970 <br><i class='myclass'>Dates of Fieldwork: </i> February 2006 - May 2006 <br><i class='myclass'>Country: </i> Canada; United Kingdom; United States <br><i class='myclass'>Spatial Units: </i> No spatial unit <br><i class='myclass'>Observation Units: </i> Individuals <br><i class='myclass'>Kind of Data: </i> Textual data; Semi-structured oral history interview transcripts and a witness seminar (panel discussion) </h5> <h3>Universe Sampled: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Location of Units of Observation:</i> Cross-national <br><i class='myclass'>Population:</i> Scientists and Civil Servants who participated in the 'brain drain' debate concerning skilled migration in the 1960s. </h5> <h3>Methodology: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Time Dimensions: </i> Cross-sectional (one-time) study <br><i class='myclass'>Sampling Procedures: </i> Purposive selection/case studies <br><i class='myclass'>Number of Units:</i> 19 semi-structured oral history interview transcripts; one witness seminar (panel discussion) with 4 participants <br><i class='myclass'>Method of Data Collection: </i> Face-to-face interview; Telephone interview; Also includes a witness seminar (panel discussion) <br><i class='myclass'>Weighting: </i> Not applicable </h5><h3>Language(s) of Written Materials: </h3> <h5>Study Description: English<br>Study Documentation: English<br></h5> <h3>Access: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Access Conditions: </i> The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See <a href='http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/orderingdata/termsandConditions.asp'>terms and conditions</a> for further information. <br><i class='myclass'>Availability: </i> ESDS Qualidata, UK Data Archive <br><i class='myclass'>Contact: </i></b> Help desk: qualidata@esds.ac.uk<br> </h5> <h3>Date of First Release:</h3><h5> 15 January 2009<br></h5> <h3> Copyright: </h3> <h5> B. Balmer</h5> <br><br> <h3> File last updated: </h3> <h5>31 October 2011</h5> </body></html>