Report praises US$5-billion scheme for making leading universities more competitive - but some smaller institutions have done just as well.

Germany's ruling political parties have agreed to plough €5 billion (US$5.4 billion) more into science from 2018 to 2028.

Politicians renew commitment to research and education progammes with €25 billion over six years.

Another stem cell paper has been retracted from Nature, this one a highly cited 2008 study. This is the 7th retraction in Nature this year.

In fight over journal pricing, University of Konstanz ends license negotiations with publisher