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SMEs need tools as well as content to pinpoint research ‘nuggets’, says Elsevier chief

Council to seek suggestions from industry and the public on grant award decisions

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University boosts collaboration with ‘neglected’ South America

U-turn on move to publish breakdown of figures by institution after weak data from Hesa exercise

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Brazilian state institution University of the State of Amazonas builds a new central campus near Manaus

Condemning those who back Israeli boycott fails to acknowledge curbs on Palestinian academy, says Eric Cheyfitz

Goethe University Frankfurt has survived prejudice, Nazism and student riots to look forward to another 100 years

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The UK has to strengthen ties with Asia if it is to reverse the decline in international students, says Liam Byrne

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