ACADEMIA
Please Mind The (Curiosity) Gap
Singapore’s education system produces individuals with excellent technical competency, but curiosity may be needed if a quantum leap is to be made in an innovation economy.
NUS Jointly Establishes AI Center In Suzhou
The NUS Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Commercialization Center in China will be operational by January 2018.
Three Scientists Receive 2018 Croucher Fellowships
A trio of scientists from the Hong Kong University and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have been selected as Croucher Foundation Research Fellows for 2018-2019.
Kerry Sieh Elected As AAAS Fellow
Sieh, director of the Earth Observatory of Singapore, has been elected as an AAAS fellow for his contributions to paleoseismology and natural hazards research.
Japan Scales Up Particle Physics Research
The Next-generation Neutrino Science Organization will oversee the Hyper-Kamiokande nucleon decay and neutrino experiment.
Four From Asia Among EMBO Young Investigator 2017 Cohort
The European Molecular Biology Organization has inducted 28 new researchers into its Young Investigators Program, including four based in Asia.
Sichuan University Student Wins 2017 Reaxys PhD Prize
Dr. Yuan Changchun has received a prize of US$2,000 and been admitted to a private network of talented chemists from around the world, the Reaxys Prize Club.
UK And India To Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance
The Yusuf and Farida Hamied Foundation has pledged £450,000 to the UK's Academy of Medical Sciences to launch an exchange program focused on antimicrobial resistance.
NTU Singapore Tops QS Asia University Rankings
NTU Singapore rose to the top of the QS Asia University Rankings this year with improved scores for papers per faculty and student-faculty ratio.
