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Global patenting activity fell in 2019 for first time in a decade
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Chinese numbers surge in ranking of most-cited researchers
US still dominates Clarivate list but China is gaining ground
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Hayabusa2 success ‘underlines Australia’s space ambitions’
Cooperation between Australian facilities and Japanese technology leads to successful landing of asteroid sample
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Fears Chinese moon mission ‘threatens US space leadership’
Congressional Republican warns that mission to gather rock samples is ominous sign
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German university signs agreement for Chinese campus
Resort island of Hainan will gain campus from Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences
ViewJapan announces ‘moonshot’ goals for 2050
Japan announces ‘moonshot’ goals for 2050
Prime minister Shinzo Abe lays out targets including quantum computing and robotics in ¥100bn initiative
ViewJapanese library group strikes open-access deal
Japanese library group strikes open-access deal
Cambridge University Press deal with over 500 Japanese university libraries includes ‘read-and-publish’ option
ViewChinese researcher jailed over gene-edited babies
Chinese researcher jailed over gene-edited babies
He Jiankui sentenced to three years and fined 3 million yuan, according to state media
ViewIndian university pursues inquiry after ‘brutal assault’ on students
Indian university pursues inquiry after ‘brutal assault’ on students
Jamia Millia Islamia calls for official investigation into police behaviour
ViewIndia U-turns on Plan S
India U-turns on Plan S
Government’s principal scientific advisor revokes commitment to join controversial open-access initiative
ViewIndian preprint platform launched
Indian preprint platform launched
Supporters of open-access publishing have created a national preprint platform for India, to make results...
ViewChina sets up ethics panel for human genome editing
China sets up ethics panel for human genome editing
The Chinese government has approved the creation of a national panel to give advice on...
ViewTop academic condemns Australia’s ‘anti-China media bias’
Top academic condemns Australia’s ‘anti-China media bias’
Bob Carr, a foreign policy academic and former state premier and federal foreign affairs minister,...
ViewUCL forges ties with India as Brexit looms
UCL forges ties with India as Brexit looms
University College London has entered into a partnership with the All India Institute of Medical...
ViewIndia agrees to sign up to Plan S
India agrees to sign up to Plan S
The Indian government’s principal scientific adviser, K Vijay Raghavan, has announced that India is joining...
ViewUniversity fires scientist behind gene-edited babies
University fires scientist behind gene-edited babies
The Chinese geneticist He Jiankui, who became internationally infamous after claiming to have genetically modified...
ViewChina backs Plan S
China backs Plan S
The controversial open-access initiative Plan S has been given a significant boost with the backing...
ViewAcademic ‘broke bottom line of morality’ with gene-edited babies
Academic ‘broke bottom line of morality’ with gene-edited babies
Chinese authorities say they have halted the work of a researcher who claims to have...
ViewIndia’s chief scientist challenges scientists to ‘walk’ with society
India’s chief scientist challenges scientists to ‘walk’ with society
India’s scientists must focus on tackling the country’s societal challenges, especially if they want to...
ViewWestern hegemony deprives early universities of cultural heritage
Western hegemony deprives early universities of cultural heritage
The myth that Western philosophy and thought is somehow superior has deprived ancient universities in...
ViewResearcher defends human gene editing work
Researcher defends human gene editing work
He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who claims to have created the world’s two first genome-edited...
ViewChina orders inquiry into claims of world’s first gene-edited babies
China orders inquiry into claims of world’s first gene-edited babies
He Jiankui, a Chinese scientist who claims to have created the first genome-edited baby, is...
ViewPower shift at Peking not a ‘swing back to Maoism’
Power shift at Peking not a ‘swing back to Maoism’
Researchers should not assume that the replacement of Peking University’s president automatically signals a loss...