The Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Land and Resources released the results of a survey of land across the country, covering approximately 630 km2. Conducted from April 2005 to December 2013, the survey showed 16% of China’s soil is polluted. The soil is considered slightly polluted in 11% of the country, […]
On April 15, the European Parliament approved €22 billion ($30.4 billion) in funds for the “innovation investment package” of Horizon 2020. Programs include public-private partnerships for the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI 2), Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2, Clean Sky 2 and Bio-Based Industries. Recipients of funding will be determined competitively. Public-public partnership areas include the […]
The Nature Publishing Group has produced the “Nature Publishing Index 2013” (NPI) for the Asia-Pacific region. The NPI tracks publication of primary research articles in its group of journals from each country. Articles with authors from the region increased 36%, comprising 31% of the global NPI, up from 28%. Based on the corrected count (CC), […]
The Swedish government has increased its amount of R&D funding 2.6% to SEK 32.9 billion ($5.1 billion), or 4% of its total 2014 budget. Statistics Sweden estimates that approximately half the R&D budget will support institutions of higher education for a total of SEK 16.4 billion, an increase of 2.5%. The Swedish Research Council will […]
The Chinese government banned in February clinical genetic testing by hospitals and other selected medical institutions. The announcement, which was posted on the China Food and Drug Administration website, cited prenatal testing as an example of the types of tests that are affected. Permission from the government is now required in most cases in order […]
Over the next five years, science and technology research in the UK will receive an additional £222 million ($369 million) in funding, according to Chancellor George Osborne’s annual budget announcement. This funding will supplement the current budget, which is £4.6 billion for each of the next two years. Rather than helping to sustain basic science […]
Recently exposed corruption in Chinese science research funding has prompted the government to take action. The State Council has issued guidelines to increase transparency in the distribution of funds. In addition, the Central Commission for Discipline and Inspection will make more inspections, with attention specifically on the Ministry of Science. Funding for R&D is considerable, […]
The funding structure for science and research in Russia will change according to a plan proposed by the Presidential Council for Science and Education and accepted by President Vladimir Putin. The government will no longer fund fundamental research directly, and instead, researchers will compete for grants. Grant applications will be reviewed by the Council and […]
Premier Li Keqiang has announced China’s 2014 science and technology budget, which will increase 8.9% to CNY 267.4 billion ($43.6 billion). Basic research funds will rise by 12.5% to $6.6 billion. Sixteen megaprojects, mostly in engineering and applied research, will receive $8.1 billion. Two of these projects, drug discovery and infectious disease research, have a […]
Japan’s proposed Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) budget for 2014 will increase 1.1% to ¥3,626 billion ($36.3 billion). The budget will become final in March after approval by the Diet, which is unlikely to change it appreciably. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology will receive 63.8% of the funds, a decrease of […]
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