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The relationship between the university and the city is expressed, amongst others, by the transfer of knowledge from the university to local actors. The university’s role as a local source of knowledge is studied by analyzing the outflow of the two main knowledge assets to the local area: graduates and research results. By comparing the results from universities in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom comparative evidence is discussed.
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van der Meer, E. The university as a local source of expertise. GeoJournal 41, 359–367 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006850728189
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006850728189