Harvard University is a private institution that does not depend upon government funds for its operation or tuition.

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The challenge of examining the institution's business as a whole, rather than looking at each operation in isolation, would still remain.

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As an institution, CRU has survived the episode with its main scientific staff still functioning, but with reforms to its operation in terms of increased openness - changes that many mainstream scientists believe will be beneficial to all in the long run.

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