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An encounter helped kick-start the development of new cancer drugs.

Proximity is just one factor driving the high number of collaborations between top performing institutes in the same city. 

Uncertainty surrounding Britain’s future in EU research may be damaging science.

China's appetite for patents leads the world. 

It's time for the academic community to put action to words and stand up for greater gender equality. 

Paris excels in intra-city collaborations but needs to look beyond its borders to increase research performance.

The Japanese capital is a hub of local research collaborations.

A new program is encouraging climate change research partnerships between two research powerhouses.

Growth in research partnerships was most pronounced in the life sciences.

A new online award that recognises the contributions of highly-productive peer reviewers also highlights biases in the system that underscores scholarly publishing. 

Ranking systems for universities need to be re-evaluated.

New Zealand universities are building an international reputation for high-quality research. 

There's not much separating the top three Australian universities with the highest contributions to the index in 2015.

Australia's two largest cities strive to attract the best researchers and produce science that makes a difference.

Assessing the research performance of universities is a difficult pursuit. 

Significant state government investment along with philanthropic largesse has helped drive Brisbane's research performance.

The research sector loves talking about it but is excellence best for science? 

Proponents say the mega facility would contribute to major science breakthroughs if built.