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Reflections on the public university sector and the covid-19 pandemic in South Africa

François van SchalkwykDST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Scientometrics and STI Policy, Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 44-58 | Published online: 10 Dec 2020

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