Opinion

July 14, 2020

Our big university challenge

University startup ecosystems could help speed up our recovery from the pandemic.


Ana Bakshi

5 min read

Oxford. Credit: Toa Heftiba, Unsplash

In the wake of the pandemic, mass unemployment looks inevitable: corporations are now facing decisions that could make many of their middle-tier staff — literally millions of jobs — redundant.  

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