Strict funding cuts mean that the country’s research system must renew its focus on quality rather than quantity, says science secretary Carmen Vela.
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Vela, C. Turn Spain’s budget crisis into an opportunity. Nature 486, 7 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/486007a
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