Degree means promotion

Closer student contact with Government research laboratories could be one way to stop the drain of New Zealand Ph.D. graduates to foreign posts, Dr E. I. Robertson (DSIR) said recently.

Fundamental research could be done by graduates in government departments, he said at a panel discussion on careers in maths and physics, chaired by Mr A. T. Mitchell.

Government contracts could be given for the research needed in the fields of agriculture, biology and natural phenomena.

Manufacturing research and analysis in industry is an area for maths and physics graduates, said Mr E. E. Pernase. (AWA).

"Science serves industry, industry docs not serve science," he added.

Teaching maths and physics in secondary schools provides opportunities for graduates, and a degree ensures rapid promotion, said Mr G. M. W. F. Porteners, a secondary school inspector.

Prof. D. Walker spoke on lecturing in maths and physics at a university.