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18 MARCH From the perspective of grand challenges facing the planet, including ending hunger, improving health, securing clean ASIA AND water and energy, mitigating climate change and protecting THE PACIFIC the environment, this special report will examine the unique contributions made by institutions in Asia-Pacific to global Branded Content Deadlines research in the natural sciences. Emerging areas of research will • Written by NRCM*: 4 Dec be highlighted as well as up-and-coming institutions across the • Supplied by Client: 14 Jan region, including , , , New Zealand, South-East Asian and Pacific Islands nations. Display Ad Deadline: 1 Mar

27 MAY is fast closing in on the US as the leading country for research output, and its universities and research institutes CHINA overwhelmingly dominate the ranks of the fastest-rising institutions in Nature Index. With particular focus on chemistry Branded Content Deadlines and the physical sciences, this supplement will examine • Written by NRCM*: 25 Feb the factors behind this dazzling research performance. The • Supplied by Client: 25 Mar contributions of individual scientists, collaborative teams and Display Ad Deadline: 10 May institutions will be featured, from nanotechnology and materials engineering to macromolecular chemistry, biochemistry and cell biology, among other areas.

1 JULY This supplement looks at some of the most transformative and exciting developments in materials science, such as MATERIALS nanomaterials, which have enormous potential in drug delivery SCIENCE and disease diagnosis, and biomaterials, which are driving rapid advancements in regenerative human tissue, medical Branded Content Deadlines implants, and energy storage. It explores the institutions, • Written by NRCM*: 1 Apr disciplines, and individuals behind some of the most successful • Supplied by Client: 29 Apr materials science collaborations, and locates the global hubs of commercial success. Display Ad Deadline: 14 Jun

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NATURE INDEX 2021 natureindex.com 28 OCTOBER The year 2020 demonstrated the devastating effect of an infectious disease. The COVID-19 death toll exceeded one million INFECTIOUS by the year’s end, and the pandemic’s cost to the global economy DISEASES was estimated at $30 trillion. As other infectious diseases such as influenza and malaria continue to exact an unacceptably high Branded Content Deadlines economic and human cost, responses to them were detrimentally • Written by NRCM*: 29 Jul affected. This special report examines impressive achievements • Supplied by Client: 26 Aug as well as the most urgent challenges in the scientific effort to contain infectious diseases. It looks at the rise of multidrug- Display Ad Deadline: 11 Oct resistant bacteria and viruses, and the resurgence of diseases such as tuberculosis and cholera. It highlights the people, partnerships, and institutions that are leading the progress in preventing, detecting, treating, and controlling infectious diseases, assesses the impact of COVID-19 on that progress, and outlines the challenges ahead.

18 NOVEMBER The Canadian government says its five innovation superclusters - in digital technology, protein industries, next generation manufacturing, artificial intelligence and the ocean - will contribute $C50 billion to GDP in the next ten years and generate Branded Content Deadlines 50,000 jobs. Our first feature on Canada will look at the institutions • Written by NRCM*: 19 Aug powering Canada’s scientific revival and the teams and individuals • Supplied by Client: 16 Sep at the forefront. It will consider the role of major national research Display Ad Deadline: 1 Nov facilities in areas such as stem cells, genomics and radio astronomy, as well as discuss areas of future growth and innovation based on the research track record and pandemic-influenced changes.

9 DECEMBER Agile, lean, and liberated from traditions that characterize older institutions, young universities have emerged as formidable YOUNG contenders in the race to attract the world’s most talented UNIVERSITIES students and researchers. This supplement highlights the world’s leading young universities in the natural sciences, as tracked by Branded Content Deadlines the Nature Index. It explores the people and the projects that • Written by NRCM*: 9 Sep exemplify their innovative approach to global challenges in the • Supplied by Client: 7 Oct natural sciences through lenses including health, technology, and sustainability, and examines how recent events may influence Display Ad Deadline: 22 Nov future performance.

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NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE has been an encouraging very few people, in the world for at least three months include mathematical and research network. trailblazer in computational They provide more Takizawa and Tezduyar now factor in my work with Kenji, can solve.” each academic year to computational analysis, energy analysis of the complex computational accuracy and co-lead the international Team giving formal recognition and undertake both teaching and and nanomaterials, empirical interactions between fl uids and application diversity than for Advanced Flow Simulation support to an already-strong THE JOINT research, as well as publish analysis of political economy, moving structures. Takizawa’s traditional methods. and Modeling (TAFSM), which collaboration,” notes Tezduyar. APPOINTMENT SYSTEM collaborative research and Japanese humanities. work has applications as When Takizawa took a focuses on computational “It has also encouraged me to Waseda’s JA system is articles. 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