Ethics and the funding of research and development at universities. Friend or foe: a brief examination of the ethics of corporate sponsored research at universities

As a result of a gradual shifting of the resourcing of universities from the public to the private sector, the academic institution has been required to acquire some of its additional funding from industry via partnerships based on research and development. Spier examines this new condition, and asks whether the different mission statements of the university vis-a-vis industry throws up additional ethical issues. Nichols and Skooglund respond by asking whether Spier's alternative shares equally troubling ethical issues. Two articles. (Original abstract - amended)