# About the Academic category

**URL:** <https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/about-the-academic-category/1351>\
**Category:** Academic\
**Created:** [September 8, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/about-the-academic-category/1351 "2023-09-08T01:58:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![RichardLitt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.sustainoss.org/richardlitt/32/8_2.png) [@RichardLitt](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/RichardLitt)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/about-the-academic-category/1351/1 "2023-09-08T01:58:11Z")

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