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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.

Beamtimes and Knowledge Production Times: How Big-Science Research Infrastructures Shape Nations' Domestic and International Science Production

Beamtimes and Knowledge Production Times: How Big-Science Research Infrastructures Shape Nations' Domestic and International Science Production

Frontier scientific discoveries increasingly rely on big-science research infrastructures. This study investigates the effects of one of China’s prominent big-science infrastructures on the country’s production of science. 

Are Chinese Scientists Inflating Their Influence Through 'biased' Citations?

Are Chinese Scientists Inflating Their Influence Through 'biased' Citations?

Studies show scholars from China tend to cite each other more than researchers from other countries, potentially pumping up their prominence.

Becoming Scientific-Environmental Citizens Through Citizen Science in China

Becoming Scientific-Environmental Citizens Through Citizen Science in China

This article advocates for a closer study of the forms of citizenship nurtured among individual participants in citizen science (CS) projects by highlighting some salient features of CS in China.

Chinese Export Rules Make Collaboration Riskier, Researchers Warned

Chinese Export Rules Make Collaboration Riskier, Researchers Warned

As European universities weigh China collaborations in a darkening geopolitical environment, they also need to worry about whether Beijing's increasingly tough export control rules could deny Europeans access to jointly developed technology, a think tank has warned in a new analysis.

How a Space Physicist is Shaking Up China's Research Funding

How a Space Physicist is Shaking Up China's Research Funding

The president of the country's natural science foundation has prioritized support for young scientists and plans to boost investment in basic science.

US Lawmakers Aim to Limit Citizens of China and Russia from Accessing DOE Labs

US Lawmakers Aim to Limit Citizens of China and Russia from Accessing DOE Labs

Legislation advancing in the Senate and House would restrict Chinese and Russian citizens from using national labs of the Department of Energy.

China's Top Science Institute Restructured to Focus on Research Frontiers

China's Top Science Institute Restructured to Focus on Research Frontiers

Chinese Academy of Sciences undergoes organisational overhaul as Beijing pushes original innovation in bid to become tech superpower.

Science Infrastructure Projects Become Travel Destinations in China

Science Infrastructure Projects Become Travel Destinations in China

Mega infrastructure and science projects in China have become new popular destinations for tourists during the May Day holiday.The Wenchang Space Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan, where China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe took off on Friday,

Xi Believes China Can Win a Scientific Revolution

Xi Believes China Can Win a Scientific Revolution

Beijing's techno-nationalist policies are more geopolitical than economic.