China’s global engagement beyond the headlines: three scholars explore geopolitics, transforming cooperation, and on-the-ground dynamics across world regions.

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This intensive three-day PhD course examines contemporary geopolitics through strategically deployed material relations and evolving forms of deliberate reciprocity and asymmetry between China and oth...

Solar-focused project seeks to understand geomagnetic storms that can disrupt terrestrial communications

Chinese leaders are much more focused on their nation’s strengths than its weaknesses, and they are feeling bullish about the future.

Research security policies are emerging across nations seeking to protect their national interests in response to geopolitical shifts. Yet governments impose disclosure requirements and threaten penal...

Some 450 regional studies centres have been set up across more than 180 institutions nationwide since Ministry of Education launched project.

The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science comprises scholars across all Departments and Research Groups, as well as an Administration team, IT Support, Library, Digital Humanities, and Research Communication and Management team.

Director of Centre for Art, Science and Biocultural Ecologies (CASBE) Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Young, research intensive, and outward-looking Nanyang Technological University, Singa...

China hat sich zum führenden Wissenschaftsstandort entwickelt und zeigt, dass Wissenschaft auch unter autokratischen Bedingungen gedeihen kann. Die Regierung fördert gezielt Forschung und holt interna...

Although China needs to strengthen its leadership in artificial intelligence, semiconductors and energy, say researchers.

Evidence of human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other ethnic groups in Xinjiang has significantly increased over the past five years. As documented by researchers and human rights groups, the Chin...

Other recent departures from Trump’s America include expert on antifascism who fled to Spain after receiving death threats

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Das diesjährige Gipfeltreffen der Shanghaier Organisation für Zusammenarbeit (SOZ) in Tianjin war das bisher größte in ihrer Geschichte. Mehr...

Our podcast on science and technology. We visit the underground laboratory looking to shape the future of fundamental physics

A surge in high quality research and patent applications has cemented China’s dominance in the industry.

PDF | On Jun 13, 2025, Rudolf Stichweh published Interview mit "Die Welt" zur gegenwärtigen Situation der amerikanischen Universitäten und dem Einfluss auf die Weltwissenschaft (Anfang Juni 2025, korr...

PDF | On Jun 12, 2025, Rudolf Stichweh published "Gelingt es den Unis nicht, sich zu wehren, müssen sie mit massivem Bedeutungsverlust rechnen." - Interview "Welt" zur Situation der amerikanischen Uni...

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Astronomers are puzzled by the silence over an instrument that could briefly reign as world’s biggest

China will zur Wissenschaftsnation Nummer eins werden. Das Land investiert massiv in Grundlagenforschung, zieht Großexperimente in Rekordzeit hoch. Geht die Strategie auf?

The West is retreating from the battle of the narrative

This essay explores how we can ethnographically study contested Chinese multinationals when access is limited due to geopolitical sensitivities and technological competition. I argue that, despite the...

PDF | Presentation at the Symposium „Scholarly Knowledge in the Context of Epistemic Injustice and Authoritarian Censorship“, King‘s College, London,... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

Tariffs and further economic barriers only likely to drive spending on science and technology higher, analysts predict, amid hopes innovation can kick-start recovery.

A letter of support from faculty at the Department of Culture, Religion, Asian, and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Oslo.

China’s ambition to lead the world in AI is far from unique. Yet its resources, talent and coordination of higher education and industry could just give it the edge, especially as Donald Trump’s polic...