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Coexistence of university-industry relations and academic research: Barrier to or incentive for scientific productivity
16 pages, 2 figures.In this article we analyse whether university-industry relations (UIR) are penalising research
activity and inhibiting university researchers’ scientific productivity and, if so, to what extent. The
analysis is based on a case study of two Spanish universities. We find that UIR exercise a positive
effect on university scientific productivity only when they are based on the development of R&D
contracts, and when the funds obtained through these activities do not exceed 15% of the
researcher’s total budget. We also find that researchers who combine research and UIR activities
obtain higher funding from competitive public sources than that engage only in research. In
addition, their average scientific productivity is higher and they achieve higher status within their
institutions than those members of faculty who concentrate only on research.This paper is the outcome of Project SEJ2005-05923 funded by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science and co financed by FEDER.Peer reviewe