This Committee was formed in response to growing concern, surveyed in the first instance by Jones through informal enquiries, that it was becoming difficult for University Physics Departments to recruit suitable staff for lower level academic posts.

The Committee was established in 1961 and met until 1964. It was chaired by Jones. Its main activity was the preparation of a submission for the Enquiry of the Committee on Higher Education (Robbins Enquiry). The final report of the committee Problems facing University Physics Departments was presented in 1963.