Tech booms flagged as dangerous siren call for universities

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Northeastern move for Mills meets big Silicon Valley demand

While not complete or explained, Boston-Oakland partnership may ease major technology-university bottleneck

By Paul Basken

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Innovation Summit: ‘follow-up’ commercialisation key to equitable prosperity

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By John Ross

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Want to be an innovation hot spot? Don’t copy Silicon Valley

Toronto professor offers path to ‘innovation in real places’, arguing that prestige research universities aren’t that important

By John Morgan

9 February

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Can universities manufacture a post-industrial future for the Midwest?

Freshly inaugurated US president Joe Biden owes his election victory to swing states in America’s Rust Belt. But is his plan to revitalise them by creating ‘millions of new manufacturing and innovation’ jobs realistic? And how best can universities play their part? John Morgan reports

By John Morgan

21 January

Tech booms flagged as dangerous siren call for universities

Campuses can rarely help replicate Silicon Valley and face great risk trying, innovation expert warns

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Tech booms flagged as dangerous siren call for universities

Campuses can rarely help replicate Silicon Valley and face great risk trying, innovation expert warns

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Want to be an innovation hot spot? Don’t copy Silicon Valley

Can universities manufacture a post-industrial future for the Midwest?

Related universities

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