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Harvard University has lost its place as the top-ranked academic institution in the Nature Index, having been replaced by Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China.

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[–] fta@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 day ago

Conflicting feelings.

On the one hand, I’d love to see good research continue to grow in China.

On the other hand, this is not a particularly good metric academic institutions and researchers should care about…