Universities struggle to meet Japan’s research goals

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As fund records ¥60 million deficit ahead of disbursement, academics voice concern over ‘strings-attached’ model

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Can Japan’s ¥10 trillion excellence drive transform its research?

Scholars warn that Tokyo’s cash injection will reward the few over the many, pushing top institutions closer to industry at the expense of basic research, social sciences and humanities

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High-profile merger of Japanese universities could augur more

Two top institutions plan to join forces in potential bid for ¥10 trillion fund, amid concerns over widening gap between sector’s ‘rich and poor’

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Universities struggle to live up to Japan’s research ambitions

All eyes are on Tohoku University and its grandiose future plans as excellence initiative gets under way, but critics question whether goals are achievable

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