My Utopia Institute is all about impact and interdisciplinarity

We need to encourage and support scientists to leap into the unknown to solve our grand challenges faster and more equitably, says Xiangkun Cao

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October 1, 2023
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October 1, 2023
Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao
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#1 Submitted by john.... on October 1, 2023 - 12:16pm
I have no problem with lots of research with impact, but let's not forget that universities are not think tanks for higher. They should also be doing more to encourage pure research. Instead, the promotion criteria at most institutes very strongly disadvantage pure research.

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