A major centre for education research is to be developed with the merger of the Scottish Council for Research in Education and the Faculty of Education at the University of Glasgow. The deal should help to ensure a brighter future for both parties. The research council, founded in 1928, is to have its core Government funding withdrawn next March, and is subsequently expected to become self-supporting. At the same time, the university wishes to build up its expertise in order to attract research income. Professor Chris Morris, vice-principal of Glasgow university, said, 'The purpose of the merger is to provide the education faculty of the university with a strong, viable, experienced research unit that already has an international reputation.'
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