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    The Challenges of Going Global with Undergraduate Research: The Matariki Undergraduate Research Network

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    Authors
    Spronken-Smith, Rachel
    Sandover, Sally
    Partridge, Lee
    Leger, Andy
    Fawcett, Tony
    Burd, Liz
    Date
    2018
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Spronken-Smith, R. and Sandover, S. and Partridge, L. and Leger, A. and Fawcett, T. and Burd, L. 2018. The Challenges of Going Global with Undergraduate Research: The Matariki Undergraduate Research Network. Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research. 2 (2): pp. 64-72.
    Source Title
    Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research
    DOI
    10.18833/spur/2/2/8
    ISSN
    2476-101X
    Faculty
    Faculty of Health Sciences
    School
    Curtin Medical School
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77229
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    To determine the logistics, benefits, and challenges of developing and implementing an international undergraduate research network, the authors analyzed the Matariki Undergraduate Research Network (MURN). MURN attempted to connect undergraduate students from four countries across two years, with 21 and 23 students respectively. Using mixed methods, the authors explored faculty and student experiences of MURN. Although MURN worked well at the local level, it had limited success at a global level. Teaching across time zones and academic-year differences posed the biggest challenges. Students and faculty reported a range of benefits typical of engagement with undergraduate research but noted weak international connections. A credit-bearing program with partners in similar time zones and academic-year systems, as well as a requirement for collaborative projects across institutions, are recommended.

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