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How Chinese Labs race for the next "first-in-class" breakthrough

How Chinese Labs race for the next "first-in-class" breakthrough

Scientific research and tech dominance have become top priorities in China's new 5-year plan

Major Chinese Funder to Stop Paying Fees for 30 Pricey Open-access Journals

Major Chinese Funder to Stop Paying Fees for 30 Pricey Open-access Journals

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) plans to stop paying to publish their papers in international free-to-read journals it regards as too expensive amid effort to grow the country’s own journals.

China is the New Science Power: How Will Europe Respond?

China is the New Science Power: How Will Europe Respond?

China is taking the lead in international science: A new study shows how China overtakes the US in key areas of research and increasingly dominates the agenda. What does this mean for Europe?

China’s Historic Rise to the Top of the Scientific Ladder

China’s Historic Rise to the Top of the Scientific Ladder

For decades, Western scientists and policymakers dismissed China’s research boom as a matter of quantity over quality. Those days are over. In 2024, China achieved what seemed impossible just a few years ago, overtaking the United States in the number of publications appearing in the world’s most prestigious scientific journals.

Navigating ecological civilisation: Polycentric environmental governance and policy regulatory framework in China

Navigating ecological civilisation: Polycentric environmental governance and policy regulatory framework in China

Amidst global environmental and energy crises, China has institutionalized its Ecological Civilisation as a transformative governance paradigm, synergising multiple policy instruments with environmental modernization. This paper utilises Grounded Theory to systematically analyse 56 environmental policies with significant energy governance components.

China's Shift Towards 'organized Research': How Can Coordination and Innovation Co-exist?

China's Shift Towards 'organized Research': How Can Coordination and Innovation Co-exist?

Beijing's reorganization of science is a broad, systemic effort to reshape how research is conducted, applied and evaluated nationwide.

Report: EU Third After China and USA in Generative AI - Science & Tecnology - Ansa.it

Report: EU Third After China and USA in Generative AI - Science & Tecnology - Ansa.it

Education, healthcare, public administration, science, industrial ecosystems: the advent of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), represented by ChatGpt, intersects every segment of society. (ANSA)

United States Losing Ground As China's Lead Expands Rapidly

United States Losing Ground As China's Lead Expands Rapidly

Although the latest data predate the current Trump administration, observers warn that funding cuts will accelerate the rate of China's gain.

How China is Vying to Attract the World's Top Scientific Talent

How China is Vying to Attract the World's Top Scientific Talent

Hundreds of policies across the country have been designed to lure researchers and new graduates to settle there.

'You're Just Not Welcome': Researchers Grapple with US Plan to Revoke Chinese Student Visas

'You're Just Not Welcome': Researchers Grapple with US Plan to Revoke Chinese Student Visas

Scientists are eyeing their legal options in anticipation of new immigration actions.

Brexit Has Pushed British Scientists into the Arms of China

Brexit Has Pushed British Scientists into the Arms of China

In this blog, SMF Senior Researcher Dani Payne explores the impact of Brexit on UK research sector's global competitiveness.