Should a university be devoted solely to teaching? Data from the University of Salford suggest that such an institution would be unlikely to produce good graduates.
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Ashworth, J. Graduates — for better, for worse. Nature 337, 223–225 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/337223a0
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