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Universities have power to create exciting and inclusive cities: Here's how

Collaboration between university, city officials offers way of reaching out to marginalised areas

Graduate student teachers at Yale erected a shelter in front of the offices of the president to protest the university's refusal to acknowledge their union (Photo: Twitter)
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Graduate student teachers at Yale erected a shelter in front of the offices of the president to protest the university’s refusal to acknowledge their union (Photo: Twitter)

James Ransom | The Conversation
Take a walk around any city, and you will probably spot the signs of other countries and cultures. Crossing Pearse Street in Dublin, you can pop into Trinity College Dublin’s Science Gallery for a coffee, and browse the latest exhibition on sound and noise, which features displays from around the world. Stopping by Hannover’s Neues Rathaus (New Town Hall), you can spot a plaque listing international partner cities, from Blantyre to Bristol.

It may not be obvious to the casual visitor, but many of the links between global cities are actually mirrored in the relationships between universities around the world. Both