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23 APRIL Cancer is one of the fastest-moving fields in biomedical research, but for the almost ten million people who died of cancer in 2018, it didn't CANCER move fast enough. This supplement, which will be distributed at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) conference in San Branded Content Deadlines Diego, highlights the work of the best research teams from institutions • Written by NRCM*: 3 Feb all over the world, featuring hubs of collaborative excellence and the • Supplied by Client: 28 Feb most productive partnerships in cancer research as well as outstanding Display Ad Deadline: 1 Apr individual researchers. It looks at the race to answer the key unresolved questions around cancer causes and preventions, at the most promising biology, translational and clinical studies, at future research directions, the drugs pipeline and at the contributions of companies to advances in this important field of research into a disease that touches so many lives.

30 APRIL This special feature will highlight the rising stars of high-quality research, following on from our highly successful Nature Index 2019 ANNUAL TABLES Annual Tables. It will highlight some of the world’s most exciting research with editorial profiles of standout institutions around the Branded Content Deadlines globe whose publishing output is rising most rapidly in the natural • Written by NRCM*: 10 Feb sciences. The profiles will feature the most inspiring researchers and • Supplied by Client: 6 Mar teams, exploring their differing approaches and strategies for success. Display Ad Deadline: 9 Apr It will highlight the most striking examples of impactful research benefiting community and society. The supplement will include tables ranking the top 25 rising institutions in chemistry, physical sciences, life sciences and Earth and environmental sciences.

28 MAY It may be the world leader in R+D spending as a proportion of GDP, 4th in the world for patent applications, and above world average in citations of its scientific articles, but South Korea has even bigger goals for science. This supplement features the projects, institutions, teams Branded Content Deadlines and individuals at the forefront of the nationwide scientific effort to • Written by NRCM*: 9 Mar transition from a focus on applied science for industry to becoming • Supplied by Client: 3 Apr a world leader in basic science, and from being a fast follower of Display Ad Deadline: 7 May innovations to gaining technological independence. From Antarctic research to the search for axions, from stem cells to materials science and artificial intelligence, it looks at South Korea’s existing and emerging scientific strengths, including the contributions of major South Korean *Nature Research Custom Media corporates, the likes of Samsung, Hyundai, SK Hynix and LG.

NATURE INDEX 2020 natureindex.com 29 OCTOBER A multi-billion-dollar funding injection promised in the 2018 budget has given Canadian science a new lease of life, even if the 2019 budget fell short of expectations. The government says its five innovation superclusters - in digital technology, protein industries, next generation Branded Content Deadlines manufacturing, artificial intelligence and the ocean - will contribute • Written by NRCM*: 10 Aug $C50 billion to GDP in the next ten years and generate 50,000 jobs. • Supplied by Client: 4 Sep The inaugural Nature Index supplement on Canada will look at the Display Ad Deadline: 9 Oct institutions powering Canada’s scientific revival and the teams and individuals at the forefront of its most innovative research. It will consider Canada’s track record of excellence in research areas such as stem cells, genomics and radio astronomy and identify the most likely areas of future growth and innovation based on current research.

26 NOVEMBER ’s place as the leading European country for scientific research has been cemented by sustained funding under the Excellence Initiative, GERMANY now set to continue under the Excellence Strategy from 2020. Nature Index’s inaugural Germany supplement will look at the research projects Branded Content Deadlines and initiatives behind the awarding of Universities of Excellence status, • Written by NRCM*: 7 Sep and will feature the work going on in the 57 “Clusters of Excellence” • Supplied by Client: 2 Oct characterised by collaboration between academic and non-academic Display Ad Deadline: 6 Nov institutions and by multidisciplinary approaches. Through the lens of highlighted research topics, whether in the life sciences, physical sciences, chemistry or Earth and environmental sciences, from optical systems and robotics to precision physics and simulation science, the supplement will celebrate Germany’s scientific stars including both institutions and individuals, and examine the sources of their success as well as the challenges ahead.

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