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Performance monitoring of university research

A perspective from Australia

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    Jeanette Baird (General Manager for Research and Graduate Studies)

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Baird, J. Performance monitoring of university research. Tert Educ Manag 4, 169–181 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02679410

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