Letter from Howard Walter Florey to the Editor, The Times, Printing House Square, London Refers to interest aroused by Robbins Report - discusses close relationship of research to teaching in universities and recommendations of the Robbins Committee and the Trend Committee that responsibility for higher education and for research policy be vested in the same Minister - comments on role of universities in producing scientists capable of teaching and doing research - success of recommendations of Trend Committee concerning universities depends on close relationship between University Grants Committee and the Research Councils - says his many scientific colleagues support idea of having one Minister to look after primary and secondary education and civil science - comments on this. 17 December 1963