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PLuS Alliance describes the educational cluster model formed by three academic research universities in different parts of the world, aiming to undertake cross-border research collaborations to tackle globally-important issues related to social justice, health, innovation and sustainability [1] [2]

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The PLuS Alliance is a collaborative effort of three universities: King's College London, Arizona State University, and the University of New South Wales. [3] Together these three institutions comprise a body of over 15,000 staff, 150,000 students and more than one billion dollars in research funds. [4]

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References

  1. http://www.sciencebusiness.net/news/77412/King's-launch-PLuS-alliance
  2. http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/school-life/unsw-launches-major-new-alliance-with-universities-in-uk-us/news-story/7b6d269dc4678fe49c79e8bf1525e05f [ bare URL ]
  3. "King's, Arizona State and New South Wales team up for global alliance". 2 February 2016.
  4. "King's News Centre | News Centre | King's College London".