From policy to practice: engaging and embedding the third mission in contemporary universities

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 341-353

  Nelles, Jen ^a   Vorley, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Europe; Public policy; Research; Teaching; United Kingdom; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956186885     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443331011060706     Document Type: Article

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