?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Rethinking+science+in+the+21%CB%A2%E1%B5%97+Century%3A+Universities+need+to+be+meadows&rft.creator=Morgan%2C+Ruth&rft.description=Historically+universities+have+played+a+unique+role+in+society.+As+institutions+they+are%0D%0Ainimitably+placed+to+bring+insight+and+capabilities+from+across+a+broad+range+of+disciplines+to%0D%0Acontribute+significantly+to+their+locale%2C+and+to+the+world%E2%80%99s+largest+and+most+significant+and%0D%0Aimpactful+challenges+-+whether+that+is+environmental+sustainability%2C+transforming+healthcare%0D%0Aand+education%2C+or+building+a+future+that+is+more+equitable.+Universities+are+distinct+from%0D%0Aother+sectors+(even+those+that+undertake+research+and+learning+activities)%2C+in+the+way+that%0D%0Athey+can+explore+topics%2C+make+discoveries+and+offer+perspectives+and+insight+in+the%0D%0Aimmediate+and+longer+term.%0D%0AIt+is+possible+to+argue+that+now%2C+perhaps+more+than+ever+before%2C+we+need+to+ensure+that%0D%0Auniversities+are+able+to+continue+to+offer+cutting+edge+and+pioneering+insights+across+the%0D%0Asciences%2C+social+science%2C+engineering+and+arts+and+humanities+in+ways+that+engage%0D%0Ameaningfully+with+government%2C+industry%2C+business+and+the+third+sector.+Yet+concerns+about%0D%0Athe+sustainability+of+universities+globally+are+growing.+The+immediately+presenting%0D%0Asymptoms+of+what+is+increasingly+being+referred+to+as+a+%E2%80%98crisis%E2%80%99+are+varied.+Yet%2C+the+symptoms%0D%0Aoften+appear+to+be+derived+from+issues+such+as+democratization%2C+marketization%2C+meritocracy%0D%0Aand+freedom+of+speech%2C+as+well+as+the+associated+questions+raised+over+the+forms+of+value%0D%0Athat+universities+bring+to+society%2C+as+well+as+the+mechanisms+for+funding+their+endeavours.+In%0D%0Athe+UK%2C+it+is+possible+to+observe+the+cracks+from+decades+of+research+and+learning+activities%0D%0Athat+are+not+fully+resourced.+Partial+funding+has+led+to+a+financial+model+that+is+increasingly%0D%0Aless+resilient+to+shocks+and+is+less+able+to+be+agile+and+responsive+to+societal+challenges+that%0D%0Aare+evolving+at+increasing+pace.&rft.subject=Science+systems%2C+Education+systems%2C+Science+renaissance%2C+Universities%2C&rft.publisher=Frontiers+Policy+Labs&rft.date=2024-02-19&rft.type=Working+%2F+discussion+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=++++Frontiers+Policy+Labs+(2024)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10194543%2F2%2FMorgan_Rethinking%2520science%2520in%2520the%252021st%2520Century%2520Morgan%25202024.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10194543%2F&rft.rights=open