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In 2023, the "World's Top 2% Scientists" list published by Stanford University recognized 21 scholars from the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) in the single-year database and eight in the career-long database. Among these distinguished scholars is an Italian scientist, Enrico Marsili, currently Associate Professor in Green Chemicals and Energy at the China Beacons Institute of UNNC, who is included on both lists.
Malaysian Alain Chong, Vice Provost for Global Engagement and Partnerships and Professor in information systems at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), has spent over a decade in Ningbo city, contributing significantly to the academic community at UNNC. Prior to sitting down to talk to Science and Technology Daily, his content on China's major social media platforms had already gone viral, displaying his unique contemporary approach to research and engagement.
"A good sci-tech collaboration can be a ladder to solutions for common challenges facing humanity," Finnish scientist Peter Lund said in a recent interview with Science and Technology Daily.
Kyle Warwick Tomlinson, principal investigator of the Community Ecology and Conservation Group at the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) in Yunnan province, mainly studies the impact of savannah and forest fragmentation in the province in southwest China. His work has significantly deepened people's understanding of the diversity of Yunnan's savannahs and helped to assess the vegetation types in China's tropical regions.
According to legend, over 2,500 years ago, Fan Li, known as the Sage of Commerce, wrote the world's first book on aquaculture, "Treatise on Fish Farming," in what is today Zhejiang province in east China, laying a solid foundation for modern aquaculture.
In parallel with economic growth, higher education is playing a vital role in China, driving the progress of science, technology, innovation, and social development by nurturing talents. They will contribute to real-world applications of new technology in different sectors and thus to society as well.
Tianjin is known as the hometown of northern traditional Chinese opera, and the cradle of crosstalk, a comic and witty dialogue generally between two performers. Hence there is a saying that "Every Tianjin resident is a master of crosstalk."
Akihiro Nakamura loves to climb trees, because he says magical creatures of the insect world only live on the highest branches. A researcher at Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Nakamura focuses on insect ecology, community ecology and conservation ecology.
The "China International Service Platform" (www.chinajob.com), a comprehensive upgrade of services for foreign talents nationwide, is launched by the Foreign Talent Research Center of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on June 3. The platform aims to make it more convenient and comfortable for foreign talents to live and work in China and help them integrate into Chinese society by providing comprehensive information services online and offline.
In February 2013, Brazilian international law professor Evandro Menezes de Carvalho was one of the 10 foreign scholars selected for a joint cultural project between China and the Organization of American States. It was his first time visiting China and he had no idea how much the trip would profoundly shape the course of his life. Since then, "See China with your own eyes" has become his default advice to foreign friends.
As we think about development, the only way we can develop in a sustainable way is by keeping the ecology in mind. Thanks to green development policies, we will be able to protect more habitats and achieve the dual objective of having more development and more conservation, elephant expert Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz told Science and Technology Daily in a recent interview.
During his 15 years in China, Italian sinologist Michele Ferrero has been steadfast in promoting scholarly research on cultural exchanges between China and the West. Through reams of translation, he has made great contributions to education and mutual understanding between China and Western countries, along with broadening knowledge of Latin and Western Classics, which he has been teaching at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) since 2009.
"Be part of the Plan" is the theme for this year's International Day for Biological Diversity.Science and Technology Daily (S&T Daily) reporters visited the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Yunnan province in southwestern China, where they witnessed the joint efforts of scientists from China and abroad to preserve biodiversity.
Sino-French cooperation in science and technology dates back to 1978, marking a significant milestone in bilateral relations. Over the years, this collaboration has flourished, particularly in fields such as people-to-people exchanges, basic scientific research, and high-tech cooperation.
Tianjin is known as the hometown of northern traditional Chinese opera, and the cradle of crosstalk, a comic and witty dialogue generally between two performers. Hence there is a saying that "Every Tianjin resident is a master of crosstalk."
Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in southwest China, is a blessed megacity. It was the starting point of the ancient Southern Silk Road trade route, and today is an important cluster for the Belt and Road Initiative, and the central hub and economic gateway of southwest China.
Prof. Georg Gesk's 30-year stint in China began in 1986. Today, he is a China expert fluent in Chinese and with a deep understanding of Chinese law and Eastern culture and philosophy.Recently, he shared his story with Science and Technology Daily as well as his unique insights into China's achievements since the reform and opening up. He said, the Gesks, a German family, had a rich experience of multicultural exchanges and the advantage of speaking foreign languages such as Polish, Hebrew and Russian, but no one had ever been exposed to Chinese except for himself.
The 2024 Beijing International Friendship Forest Tree Planting Event, held in Changping district in Beijing recently, attracted nearly 200 people, including foreign envoys to China, foreign experts and students from 47 countries.
Mackerras attaches great importance to people-to-people exchanges to address the contemporary challenge of bridging the cultural gap in the current geopolitical climate. He says they dispel stereotypes and foster empathy and mutual understanding. “I believe that fostering genuine connections and friendships are the most enduring ways to bridge cultural gaps,” he said.
"I do like being a scientist, exploring the sci-tech world with endless possibilities," Czech scientist Dr. Pavel Neuzil told Science and Technology Daily.
In 2024, China's economy has shown resilience and maintained stable growth despite the complicated environment, and science, technology and innovation have played a crucial role in this growth.
Chinese tech company SenseTime presented real scenes of historical and cultural sites and ancient buildings in 3D through the use of SenseSpace, a 3D scene generation platform.
