Pooling Resources for Excellence and Relevance: An Evolution of Universities as Multi-Scalar Network Organisations |
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Authors: | Fumi Kitagawa |
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Institution: | (1) Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, 35 Berkeley Square, Bristol, BS8 1JA, UK |
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Abstract: | There are a number of different forms of inter-organisational collaborative arrangements between universities at international,
national and sub-national levels. This paper focuses on a particular form of inter-university collaboration mechanisms, which
represents one of the key recent policy developments in Scotland. Research pooling initiatives are a regional response to
create international research excellence and regional relevance by ‘pooling’ specific areas of research excellences that are
seen to be of strategic importance to Scotland universities across the region. Research pooling initiatives as networks can
be seen as strategic processes. Universities share resources and research facilities among selective partners and recruit professors and research students internationally by branding their subject areas together. This multi-scalar
institutional development is set against the background of devolution and globalisation of science, technology and innovation
policy on the one hand, and changing national higher education policies in the UK on the other. |
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