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Fridges ‘R’ Us

The triennial review of the research councils ought to throw up many revelations about how the councils are viewed. But what do they make of each other? The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is apparently seen as dependable and useful to have around, it has emerged, as staff at other councils refer to it as the “white goods council”.