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‘Marrying up’ in academia entrenches unequal partnerships

Image: Marco Verch [CC BY 2.0], via Flickr

Desire to partner with top universities undermines south-south collaboration, conference hears

The desire to “marry up” through partnerships is entrenching inequality in academic collaborations, a meeting heard this week.

The two-day meeting, hosted by the University of Cape Town in South Africa, welcomed representatives from universities around the world to discuss the future of higher education.

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