Beyond the Journal: the science of communication
21 Jan 2026
Welcome to Asia Research News 2026 magazine, published on our 22nd year of communicating science for Asia.
24 Oct 2025
A new journalist’s guide by the World Health Organisation provides stories, facts and data on the silent, yet the world’s most deadly diseases.
22 Oct 2025
The Taiwan Innotech Expo (TIE) 2025, held from October 16–18 at Taipei World Trade Center, displayed the importance of cross-domain innovation and academe-industry-government linkages to bring research to successful adoption and build an economy responsive to global trends and advances.
13 Oct 2025
The 2025 Nobel Prize winners have been announced, and we have new Nobel laureates from Asia.
20 Aug 2025
ラボから生まれる食肉や人と機械を融合したロボットなど様々な研究で国内外メディアの注目を浴びる*東京大学・生産技術研究所の竹内昌治教授。最近発表された培養チキンナゲットの研究を中心に、メディア対応で得られる研究者と社会の繋がりについて取材を行った。
20 Aug 2025
From lab-grown chicken nuggets to "bio hybrid robots", Professor Shoji Takeuchi of the Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo, Japan, is often under the media spotlight*. Asia Research News asked how communicating with the media can help scientists and society.
24 Jan 2025
We are pleased to bring you Asia Research News 2025 magazine in our 21st year communicating science for Asia.
16 Oct 2024
The 2024 Nobel Prize winners have been announced and South Korean writer Han Kang made history by being the first Asian woman to win for Literature. The Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo won the award for Peace. Daron Acemoglu, one of the three laureates for Economics, was born in Turkey.
20 Oct 2023
Super semiconductors for green solutions, virtual reality disability communications, hydrogen power, and AI in medicine – Taiwan Innotech Expo 2023 promised so much more.
30 Aug 2023
広島大学の国際コミュニケーション・マネージャーである松沢ミカスさんに、Asia Research Newsの追跡サービスをどのように利用しているか、またそれが日々の業務にどのように役立っているかについてお話を伺いました。
30 Aug 2023
We spoke with Mikas Matsuzawa, International Communications Manager for Hiroshima University, about how she uses our monitoring service and why it helps her in her day-to-day job.
13 Jun 2023
For over a decade, the International Bornean Frog Race has brought scientists, artists and the public into the forest. Asia Research News spoke to Professor Indraneil Das to learn how this race against time communicates science and increases awareness about amphibians and their habitats.
15 May 2023
Everyone should have access to a good education. This is why our work with The Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar is particularly meaningful, especially now as the initiative moves into its second phase to continue supporting higher education and research. Asia Research News provides knowledge transfer communications for the initiative. Here's a snapshot of the phase two launch.
21 Mar 2023
What does it mean to be a science journalist? Nadia El-Awady is the editor and senior science writer at Asia Research News. Read about her journey and passion for science journalism.
04 Jan 2023
Dengue is one of the top ten threats to public health with Asia carrying 70% of the world’s dengue burden. A few weeks ago, the European Union granted market authorization to Takeda Pharmaceutical for their vaccine QDENGA®. Asia Research News spoke with Renata Campos, President of the Growth & Emerging Markets Business Unit about the significance of this approval for global dengue protection.
17 Aug 2022
“The vaccine will give people more time to enjoy life”: an interview with dengue vaccine pioneer Prof. Sutee Yoksan.
20 Jul 2022
The country has been increasing research funding for decades, but its rigid, time-bound approach to research assessment is stifling basic science - Op-Ed by Prof. So Young Kim of KAIST's Global Strategy Institute.
20 May 2022
"Particularly in the Philippine media, science is one news beat that remains under- and misrepresented"
06 Feb 2022
Science communication has come a long way since our early days over 18 years ago. We are proud to continue raising awareness of innovation throughout Asia.
22 Dec 2021
Identifying news values and addressing human elements, science communicators share their perspectives on putting things into a greater context for creating their stories. This post summarises a panel discussion on science communication.
16 Nov 2021
Frontier Myanmar remains committed to independent, in-depth journalism, overcoming the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing political crackdown by the Burmese military following the February 1 coup. Asia Research News spoke with a senior staff member at Frontier based in Yangon.
02 Sep 2021
University of Oxford and their partner AstraZeneca, developed one of the first COVID-19 vaccines. The Oxford University vaccine team has been part of an astonishing story that shifted both global management of COVID-19 and changed vaccinology forever.
17 Aug 2021
화장실을 이용하고 나면 가상화폐로 돈을 지급하고 배설물은 에너지와 퇴비로 전환되는 곳이 있다는 소식이 알려지자 32개국 언론사들이 앞다투어 250개의 기사를 내고, SNS에서는 800번 언급된 곳이 있습니다. 그렇다면 과연 이 프로젝트를 이끌어가고 있는 팀은 이러한 언론의 관심에 어떻게 대응하고 있을까요?
28 Jul 2021
News about a toilet that pays users in digital currency and converts their waste into power and compost attracted around 250 news articles in 32 countries. We have spotted over 800 social media mentions. How is the team coping with the attention?
24 May 2021
Images, video and podcasts are part of the storytelling we do in communications. We should make the most of them to draw in our audiences.
10 Feb 2021
As International Day of Women and Girls in Science and International Women’s Day approach, what can we as communications professionals do to promote and support female researchers in our institutions, academies and universities?
11 Jun 2020
Working in research communications can be intense, with multiple demands coming from different directions in normal times. Is it possible to avoid overload?
06 Apr 2020
Researchers often face the challenge of talking about their findings while conveying uncertainty. How best to communicate confidently without shying away from the limitations?
11 Feb 2020
When a story breaks and the full facts are not clear, what can researchers and communicators do to help media gather information? Should there be a range of voices or one clear message coordinated from the top?
