Universities need a new social contract

Indira V. Samarasekera
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Indira V. Samarasekera: Indira V. Samarasekera is president and vice-chancellor of the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. indira.samarasekera@ualberta.ca

Nature, 2009, vol. 462, issue 7270, 160-161

Abstract: To reconcile solution-driven research and blue-skies thinking, academic institutions urgently need innovative collaborations and new funding models, says Indira V. Samarasekera.

Date: 2009
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