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Science: Since the mid 1980s the US Department of Defense has been funding the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiatives (MURI) program, which encourages researchers from different disciplines and universities to collaborate on specific research topics determined by the participating defense agencies. Now for the first time, DOD has extended the estimated $250 million in basic research funding to collaborations among US researchers and their UK counterparts. The goal is to “accelerate progress in some key research areas,” according to Robin Staffin, director of DOD’s Basic Research Office. MURI applications are currently being considered by DOD reviewers, who will announce the recipients later this year.
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US Defense Department promotes international collaboration with UK Free
4 March 2015