RegMedNet partners with Dimensions to provide members with free access to data on the latest regenerative medicine funding and grants. (1 Sept 2020) RegMedNet, part of Future Science Group, and Dimensions, part of Digital Science, have partnered to expand access to data on the latest public and private grants and funding for regenerative medicine…
(28 Aug 2020) China continued its yearslong run of double-digit percentage increases in spending on R&D in 2019, but the nation is likely to fall short of a long-standing goal of increasing R&D expenditures to 2.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) by this year. But not hitting the target “should not be considered a failure,…
An Ex Libris-commissioned report uncovers lower levels of support from the research office and library vs. 2019, increased pressure on research funding, and opportunities for greater collaboration between research offices and libraries (3 Sept 2020) Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, is pleased to announce the publication of its annual study on the challenges that academic…
(3 Sept 2020) IBM has announced on its blog page the development of an AI/cloud-based chemistry lab named RoboRXN. Its purpose is to help chemists develop new materials in a faster and more efficient way than the current trial-and-error process. For thousands of years, humans have devised new materials by combining other raw materials, quite often through the…
(2 Sept 2020) Does the world need another university ranking service? The World University Research Rankings, a new university ranking system developed in Singapore, will be launched online, 4pm September 3, 2020. Ruth’s Rankings will be taking a look and letting us know its value and how it compares to the other ranking systems.
(27 Aug 2020) In the past decade we have seen an increasing number of projects to preserve and to digitize palm leaf manuscripts, especially in countries that historically have a strong palm leaf manuscript tradition. Hand in hand with digitization go registration and cataloguing of the manuscripts, as well as conservation treatment to restore damaged…
(27 Aug 2020) This year, Global Media & Information Literacy Week will be celebrated through interactive, virtual events hosted by the Republic of Korea. Save the date: 24-31 October 2020 Click here to have a look at the preliminary programme. As the world navigates the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to develop media and information…
(26 Aug 2020) The Nikkei Asian Review won four top prizes at the Society of Publishers in Asia Awards for Editorial Excellence, regarded as a benchmark for world-class journalism. This is the sixth straight year the Tokyo-based business news platform has been recognized with SOPA prizes. The winners were announced Wednesday (26 Aug). Of the…
By Ruth A. Pagell* (27 Aug 2020) Shanghai Ranking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities is considered one of the Big Three, along with Times Higher Education and QS. Therefore, Ruth’s Rankings follows it annually to see what if anything has changed. See the links at the end of this article for Ruth’s Rankings ARWU…
(16 Aug 2020) The National Museum of Korea and the National Library of Korea shut their doors after staff members from both facilities were diagnosed with the coronavirus. The national library was the first to close of the state-run culture facilities on Friday (15 Aug), when a staff member was diagnosed with Covid-19 earlier…