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Monday, 11 July 2016

11 July 2016 - Minister Bruton welcomes the report of the Expert Group on Future Funding for Higher Education - Department of Education and Skills

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Research Support Librarian & Librarian for the Research Institutes at MU. Main areas of Interest include; Academic Database Resources, Measuring & Improving Research Impact, Scholarly Communication, Open Access and Research Data Management.
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