Asia Research News 2025 - Editor's desk
Recently, I recalled the first issue and reflected on our decision to publish a print magazine. At that time, I often travelled on United Kingdom country trade missions. Helpful officers at the embassies organised events and meetings, which enabled me to meet academic and industry leaders including company presidents, university vice-chancellors, and renowned scientists. On one occasion, the Vice-President of one of Asia’s leading universities said that he believed our services were valuable but that we needed more print materials. That was a fair observation as everything we did then was online, from the press release platform to writing, media outreach, and news monitoring. Around the same time, other universities had expressed concern about the 24/7 news cycle. Research takes years, yet online news travels fast, sometimes too fast.
This is why with Asia Research News magazine, we provide a space to better appreciate new research findings, while still keeping in tune with the fast online realm. Hard-earned advances in knowledge deserve a longer shelf life. So, we publish once a year and promote widely. In print, sent to scholars across Asia and at key science and innovation conferences, on social media in multiple languages reaching 190 countries, and online at our platform of 25M search impressions a year.
Therefore, sit back, get a cup of coffee, and let us take you back to a 4,000-year old mystery in the desert and to space, 13 billion years ago in search of black holes. Travel to the future where brilliant minds are pushing the needle towards better transportation and healthier lives, while levelling up our day-to-day materials and electronics, even taking inspiration from elephants and geckos.
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Magdeline Pokar
Founder and CEO
