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Inspiring the next generation of researchers

By ucftped, on 13 March 2015

ideas (c) istockphoto tumpikujaShould academics spend time to talk about their research with the general public?  Academic careers depend on publishing high-quality papers and demonstrating the positive impacts of research for society, and it is easy to concentrate solely on these.  Yet I believe a key role for universities is to inspire the next generation of researchers.  This has been highlighted by two events I’ve attended in the last week. (more…)