ðɪ ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən wʌz kənsˈɜːnd wɪððə tɹˈænsfɜːɹ ʌv saɪəntˈɪfɪk wˈɜːkɚz fɹʌm wˈɔːɹtaɪm tə pˈiːstaɪm pɹˈɑːdʒɛkts wˈʌns hɑːstˈɪlᵻɾiz sˈiːst, ænd ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒd dᵻbˈeɪt ɔnðə sˈoʊʃəl ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv sˈaɪəns.
The association was concerned with the transfer of scientific workers from wartime to peacetime projects once hostilities ceased, and encouraged debate on the social responsibility of science.