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Declining PhD student numbers are a warning sign for NZ’s future knowledge economy

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Declining PhD student numbers are a warning sign for NZ’s future knowledge economyLouise Corcoran/Getty Images

The decline in the number of doctoral candidates at New Zealand universities is a worrying sign for the country’s effort to build a knowledge-based economy.

Aotearoa New Zealand’s economic trajectory has long been characterised by its reliance on primary commodities, such as unprocessed forestry exports,...

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