17 October 1984 Scientific equipment purchases affected by devaluation

Purchases of scientific equipment by Lincoln College using University Grants Commission grants have been affected by devaluation, so a shortfall was being met from a college fund, a meeting of the College Council was told today.

The chairman of the college research committee, Professor Roger Swift, said purchase prices of some equipment had been renegotiated after devaluation.

However, there had still been a shortfall of $30,905, so this was being provided from a laboratory research equipment fund to support the grants.

Grants from the U.G.C. had totalled $71,500, so the $30,905 from the college fund had taken the total for the equipment purchases to $102,405.

The two largest grants were for a LKB gamma radiation counter, used for measuring hormones, for the biochemistry department, and a research microscope for the microbiology department.

The U.G.C. had granted $20,000 for the gamma counter, and $18,000 for the research microscope.

However, final quotes were $36,850. for the gamma counter, and $20,662 for the research microscope.

Shortfall in the purchase price of the two pieces of equipment was $19,512 in all.

The rest of the $30,405 to meet the purchase price shortfall covered five other items of equipment : an automatic pipette, a grain counter, a depth moisture gauge, a graphic monochromator, and an electrode set.