World News

2019年08月26日

+STI Policy Articles Overseas (August 15-21, 2019) collected by CRDS

Center for Research and Development Strategy (CRDS)

This page is for weekly articles collected by the Center for R&D Strategies (CRDS) whose mission is to monitor, examine, and analyze the trends of 'STI and Society' and the policies in Japan and overseas. Based on the analyses, CRDS comes up with problems to be solved and proposes the solution and strategies to the government. The following articles mainly from the sources described below are expected to be of help to those involved in STI policymaking activities.

China : Science|Business
China produces more AI papers than EUorUS, but their impact is lower
https://sciencebusiness.net/news-byte/china-produces-more-ai-papers-eu-or-us-their-impact-lower


UK : Science|Business
Innovate UK has up to £12 million to invest in new quantum technologies projects
https://sciencebusiness.net/network-updates/innovate-uk-has-ps12-million-invest-new-quantum-technologies-projects　

Germany : Science|Business
German study shows European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) has great benefits
https://sciencebusiness.net/network-updates/german-study-shows-cost-has-great-benefits


USA : Science
FDA approves another drug for drug-resistant TB but questions about it remain
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/02/simpler-safer-treatment-hailed-breakthrough-against-drug-resistant-tb　


USA : Science
Grad students struggle with rising fees
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/365/6454/630

USA : Science
Open access takes root at National Cancer Institute
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/365/6454/629

Brazil : Science
Funding crisis at Brazilian science agency could leave 80,000 researchers and students without pay
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/08/funding-crisis-brazilian-science-agency-could-leave-80000-researchers-and-students

Germany : Science
Arctic researchers will lock this ship in ice for a year to study the changing polar region
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/08/arctic-researchers-will-lock-ship-ice-year-study-changing-polar-region

UK : *Research
Broader A-level curriculum 'vital to UK's future success'
https://www.researchresearch.com/news/article/?articleId=1382874

UK : *Research
Concern over plans for sudden end to freedom of movement
https://www.researchresearch.com/news/article/?articleId=1382908

UK : *Research
Rise of alternative medicine 'unstoppable', says expert
https://www.researchresearch.com/news/article/?articleId=1382910

The Philippines : Nature
The Philippines creates its first space agency
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02485-9

UK : London School of Economics Impact Blog
To achieve a truly 'Global Britain' we need to take international research policy partnerships seriously
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2019/08/15/to-achieve-a-truly-global-britain-we-need-to-take-international-research-policy-partnerships-seriously/

Climate Change : The Conversation
Fossil fuel extraction could be contributing to climate change by heating Earth from within
https://theconversation.com/fossil-fuel-extraction-could-be-contributing-to-climate-change-by-heating-earth-from-within-121331