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Sydney University strengthens international ties in research and innovation
BioSpectrum Asia
|May 2023
New international opportunities are open to Sydney researchers and students as the University expands partnership agreements with the University of Glasgow, Scotland and the University of California San Diego, US
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The University of Sydney (also known as Sydney University), in Australia and University of Glasgow's joint PhD agreement will see PhD candidates given the opportunity to undertake research and to be supervise
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