Globalisation and the Changing Functions of Australian Universities

Garrett-Jones, Samuel; Turpin, Tim

doi:10.1177/097172181101700203

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“…The database would be used by the university to identify and deploy researchers in response to government and industry requests for research. The university's vision of the proposed network is consistent with arguments that Australian universities have changed their function from public spaces for knowledge creation, towards a role of supporting business innovation in industries and to assist in the economic and social development of communities, cities, and regions (Anderson, 2017;Connell, 2019;Garrett-Jones & Turpin, 2012). This difference in views between the funding body and researchers resulted in a lack of political equality, as the researchers felt the need to compromise, deciding that in the formative stage, the project would focus on RMIT-based stakeholders, with a longer-term goal of evolving into an international network.…”

Section: Par Principle 2: a Democratic Modelsupporting

confidence: 61%

Using Participatory Action Research to Connect Research Agendas with User Needs: A Crowdsourcing Case Study

Li,

Burnside-Lawry

2023

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Crowdsourcing is a digital method used in business and academia to engage public participation in the provision of services, ideas, or information. This original case study focuses on examining process-based challenges of combining knowledge and skills of diverse crowdsourcing stakeholders in a network for shared learning. Participatory action research (PAR) was selected as the method to reflect all stakeholder agendas during the network’s formation. Findings demonstrate a shift in emphasis from initially complying with university funding criteria, to meeting the group’s desire for a network that encourages collaboration and capacity development for its users. This result advances understanding of deploying PAR to foster collaboration between crowdsourcing stakeholders for the purpose of forming a sustainable network for shared learning, and thereby informs future critical research pertaining to crowdsourcing policies and practice.

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Section: Par Principle 2: a Democratic Modelsupporting

confidence: 61%

Using Participatory Action Research to Connect Research Agendas with User Needs: A Crowdsourcing Case Study

Li,

Burnside-Lawry

2023

CJAR

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“…Requests for closer links between academy and industry have somehow provoked an intense debate about whether universities should lessen their traditional roles in teaching and research in order to commit their abilities to the third mission (Etzkowitz and Leydesdorff 2000;Garrett-Jones and Turpin 2012;Schofield 2013;Trencher et al 2014).…”

Section: The Evolving Role Of Universities In the Science And Technolmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Human Capital in University-Business Cooperation: The Case of Mexico

Merritt

2015

J Knowl Econ

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The interaction between industrial firms and academia has long been extremely weak in Mexico in spite of the manufacturing revival sparked by NAFTA since 1994. This situation is paradoxical given the persistent efforts from the Mexican State to encourage university-industry linkages. Over the years, this uncoupling has produced two effects: on the one hand, university research has followed its own agenda, mainly driven by scientists' interests based on their career tracks, and on the other hand, most firms lack research and development capabilities because they have preferred to seek abroad for technological advice. Because human capital plays a crucial role in this phenomenon, we then focus on answering the following question: to what extent are Mexican industrial firms able to harness university knowledge? Analyses carried out on a survey of 39,336 enterprises, which were collected by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), suggest that larger firms are more capable of absorbing the knowledge generated by universities thanks to their higher level of human capital, whereas smaller firms face harder challenges to harness academic knowledge because of their lack of qualified engineers and technicians that can help them to address their innovative endeavours. The implication of these results for public policy is that collaboration between industry and academia in Mexico can be encouraged by selectively supporting the hire of relatively low-trained engineering graduates and technicians, whereas universities should also be able to promote key programming skills, technical training, infrastructure skills and even sales training and negotiation skills, much earlier in the academic process.

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“…Uma de suas principais funções é o ensino, sendo responsável pela formação de profissionais e de novos pesquisadores, que sejam capazes de discutir e encontrar as soluções para os problemas presentes na sociedade. As descobertas realizadas podem ser mais efetivas se estas Instituições praticam aquilo que difundem e ensinam (GARRETT-JONES, TURPIN, 2012;TAUCHEN;BRAUNDLI, 2006) em relação à sustentabilidade (discutidos na Conferência de Estocolmo em 1972, na Conferência ECO 92 em 1992 e na Conferência RIO +20 em 2012). Com o intuito de trazer estas ideias para dentro da universidade, instituições de ensino superior também organizaram conferências (The Talloires Declaration e a The Halifax Declaration) para discutir ações que incorporem a sustentabilidade em suas atividades (ensino, pesquisa, operações e divulgação).…”

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Sustentabilidade ambiental na Universidade Federal do Pará: consumo de energia e práticas sustentáveis (Paper 538)

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Pedrada²,

Almeida³

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Mensurar a eficiência energética hoje é um desafio para os prédios públicos. Este artigo tem como objetivo avaliar a eficiência energética da Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), de forma que os resultados possam contribuir para implantação de projetos de gestão que melhorem os indicadores de consumo energético da instituição. Foram aplicados questionários semiestruturados, com os responsáveis pelos prédios do campus. A pesquisa conseguiu levantar dados de 80% dos prédios presentes na cidade universitária. Como resultado, viu-se que o controle de consumo de energia é um gargalo a gestão dos recursos energéticos. Ações como manutenção preventiva de equipamentos, aplicação de sensores automáticos ou até utilização de aparelhos com selos que garantam a eficiência energética são estratégias que ainda são implementadas de uma forma incipiente na maioria das unidades entrevistadas. Por fim, é necessário implantar estratégias de curto prazo na UFPA, tais como programação de manutenções preventivas ou utilização de aparelhos com selo PROCEL, e estratégias de longo prazo, tais como a geração de informações pertinentes à demanda e consumo de energia que possam auxiliar em processos decisórios futuros, adaptação dos prédios do campus para maximizar a iluminação natural e evitar o ganho térmico, e a instalação de sistema de energia fotovoltaico. Palavras-chave: Energia Elétrica. Universidade Sustentável. Eficiência Energética.

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Globalisation and the Changing Functions of Australian Universities

Cited by 11 publications

References 6 publications

Using Participatory Action Research to Connect Research Agendas with User Needs: A Crowdsourcing Case Study

Using Participatory Action Research to Connect Research Agendas with User Needs: A Crowdsourcing Case Study

The Role of Human Capital in University-Business Cooperation: The Case of Mexico

Sustentabilidade ambiental na Universidade Federal do Pará: consumo de energia e práticas sustentáveis (Paper 538)

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