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Builder, broker, beacon and base: Universities as anchor institutions

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This paper examines universities as anchor institutions in order to contribute to geographies of education and geographies of embeddedness. It is possible to identify four dimensions of anchoring with reference to recent scholarly work: Universities have the capacity to build local community, broker relationships, serve as beacons and operate as a base for community engagement. Consideration of universities as builder, broker, beacon and base highlights the qualified success of some universities in local engagement and offers a conceptual scaffold for reflection on universities’ progressive potential. It also highlights the importance of place-based embeddedness and trans-local flows in analysing complex organisations.

Source: Progress in Human Geography

DOI: 10.1177/03091325251350307

Author: Craig Jeffrey

Institution: Monash University

Language: English

Topic: Human Resources and Workforce

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,900