Announcement

UPM Board of Directors Chairman, Professor Emeritus Tan Sri Dr. Syed Jalaludin Syed Salim was announced as winner of the National Academic Personality Award 2007 for his many contributions in developments of education as well researches in developing the nation’s human capital in science, technology, and humanities.

In Nature China this week - The mouth of the 'dragon' protein could be the key to a bird-flu cure and more

Japan-Brazil Exchange Year & Keio University 150th Anniversary International Symposium to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Japanese emigration to Brazil and 150th anniversary of Keio University “ Dekasegi (migrant workers) workshop” will also be held

The program, named “Keio KANRINMARU Project” invites applications from around the world for 3 positions as Associate Professor and 10 positions as Assistant Professor.

In Nature China this week - A genetic technique to produce single-sex commercial fish stocks has been successfully tested on Chinese sole and more highlights.

The 2008 iBoP Grant Competition is now officially open! Individual researchers and groups/institutions who are working on BoP issues and/or the development of S&T-related policies can apply for grants of up to 25,000 CAD (Canadian Dollars).

On June 7, 2008, the Tokyo University of Science and the China University of Petroleum - Beijing signed an academic exchange agreement.

On June 17, 2008, the Tokyo University of Science and the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology signed an academic exchange agreement.

Copenmind is a global event, founded and hosted in Copenhagen, Denmark. The value of COPENMIND is the unique combination of academia and business; a cutting-edge platform for partnerships creating the world' s first truly global marketplace for university-industry interaction in relation to technology transfer and research partnerships.

Karolinska Institutet is one of Europe's largest medical universities. It is also Sweden´s largest center for medical training and research, located in Stockholm, Sweden. Keio University has entered into the agreement with Karolinska Institutet in 2007.

Recognizing the importance of technological innovation, key players in the ICT world are coming together to launch a new grants program for the Asia Pacific information and communication technology (ICT) community.

Researchers in China have identified a potential therapeutic gene for the treatment of a number of human cancers

In Nature China this week - Prestressed multiwalled carbon nanotubes have enhanced mechanical properties that are ideal for building space elevators and more

Enhancing Household and Community Adaptive Capacity in Dealing with Climate Change in South East Asia

With the upcoming Olympics, Waseda University has put forward experts in Sports Science, Sports Business, Fan Behaviour, Coaching and Sports Medicine.

AIT, Thailand - The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) invites applications for postdoctoral fellows or research associates in their thematic research area of Climate Change and Sustainable Development.

In Nature China this week - The soil bacteria Streptomyces can be manipulated to produce polyene antibiotics with improved pharmacological properties. Other highlights include Aquaculture: Stressful scallops, Nanowaste: Reduce, reuse, recycle, High-temperature superconductivity: Warmer than expected

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) announced today it is again sponsoring the Developing Asia Journalism Awards (DAJA) to acknowledge Asian and Pacific print journalists who cover development trends and the impact these have on the countries and people of the region.

The Arab Technology Business Plan Competition is a regional Technology investment competition organized by Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF) in cooperation with Intel Corporation.

In Nature China this week - Researchers in Beijing have developed a screening method that can quickly pick out potential antitumour agents from natural plant extracts and more

Nature Publishing Group (NPG) is pleased to announce the initiation of a free service, launching in 2008, to help authors fulfil funder and institutional mandates.

Although the conference theme is “Economics of Higher Energy and Food Prices: Future Scenarios and Implications for Developing Economies,” papers on any topic within the broad, general area of sustainable economic development will be considered.

This conference will provide a platform for researchers, practitioners and policy makers to discuss and negotiate how bridging this diversity demonstrates the interdependence of these worlds.

Be one of 5 journalists (from all over the world) to cover the meeting of the world’s experts on the relationships between health and the environment, in Merida (Mexico), 1 – 5 December 2008

For next week’s G8 Summit, ResearchSEA suggests the following experts in Climate Change, Energy and Development in Africa

In Nature China this week - Researchers in Shanghai explain how cholesterol is absorbed in cells, and more importantly, how the drug ezetimibe stops this absorption and more

To celebrate the centenary of the University of the Philippines, the UP Jorge B. Vargas Museum presented the soft launch of the Nicanor Abelardo Grand Piano Project on 20 June 2008 (Friday), 6:00 PM at the UP Vargas Museum Lobby. Invited students from the UP College of Music played selected pieces to highlight the musical legacy of Abelardo.

In Nature China this week - Researchers in China have developed a computer algorithm for discovering novel non-coding RNA genes from previously ignored sequences in the human genome and more

To celebrate the close relationship between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Waseda University, to deepen the relationship as well as to stimulate further exchanges in research and between students, Waseda University is hosting an week long event known as "The Saudi Arabia Day."

In Nature China this week - Researchers in Shanghai identify ion channels in the brain that have a critical role in synaptic development, as well as learning and memory