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Universities in Wales are working successfully together on a number of collaboration projects. But there is scope to do more and, in some areas, only limited progress has been made. A report, published today by the Auditor General for Wales, concludes that the full potential for collaboration in higher education – which can yield cost savings, widen teaching provision and increase research capacity – has not yet been achieved.
Although many projects are in their early stages, initial indications are that many are likely to be successful. But collaboration has been lacking in some areas and there are barriers to further progress – particularly the inevitable tensions between the Assembly Government’s policy of supporting collaboration and the operation of market forces in an increasingly competitive field.
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