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Editorial
Nature 446, 949 (26 April 2007) | doi:10.1038/446949a; Published online 25 April 2007
The university of the future
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Abstract
The traditional model of the US research university — based on the pre-eminence of the single-discipline department — needs to be stretched and challenged.
The American research university is a remarkable institution, long a source of admiration and wonder. The idyllic, wooded campuses, the diversity and energy of the student populations, and, most of all, the sheer volume of public and private resources available to run them, have made them the envy of the world.
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