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International UK has mountain to climb to emulate Swiss-EU crisis resolution | Horizon 2020, including the highly prestigious European Research Council grants sometimes described as the “Champions League of research”, is a big stick for the EU. U.S. National Report: Asian-American Wealth Inequality Gap Widening | Wealth among Asian AmericansContinue Reading

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International Research and education internet networks on rise in Africa | Nine African countries have successfully established a sustainable National Research and Education Network promoting internet access to global educational resources and facilitating interaction at national and regional levels among universities and research institutions – boosting research productivity over theContinue Reading

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International OECD: Research funding cuts threaten global innovation | A decline in government funding of science and technology research in some countries – including four of the world’s 10 biggest economies – could pose a threat to innovation at a time when global challenges such as climate change and ageingContinue Reading

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International Engaging first-in-family university learners | Globally, learners who are the first in their family to come to university are a growing and significant proportion of our commencing student population. Yet internationally, these high rates of participation do not necessarily equate to similarly high rates of success within the higherContinue Reading