Does competitive research funding encourage diversity in higher education?

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 146-158

  Horta, Hugo ^a,b   Huisman, Jeroen ^c   Heitor, Manuel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; HIGHER EDUCATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 44849114600     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/030234208X299044     Document Type: Article

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