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Future's bright as Capital helps shape a new age of enlightenment

University of Edinburgh Principal talks challenges and opportunities despite criticism

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David Forsyth
Nov 30, 2023
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Principal Sir Peter Mathieson: pic University of Edinburgh

The former President of Harvard University, Derek Bok, is attributed with saying “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” And for many, at a time when reasoned debate and tolerant conversation appears to be at a premium, the need for a new age of Edinburgh enlightenment has seldom be…

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