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Foreign PhD students lifeblood of universities research effort
24 Feb, 2021 08:52 PM
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Many foreign PhD students are trying to work through a complex visa system, the Association of Scientists says. Photo / RNZ, Richard Tindiller
Many foreign PhD students are trying to work through a complex visa system, the Association of Scientists says. Photo / RNZ, Richard Tindiller
RNZ
By John Gerritsen for RNZ
Academics have warned that major research projects will be held back by a lack of foreign research students.
In recent years, half of New Zealand s annual total of 10,000 PhD students have come from overseas but that number is falling because of border restrictions.
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