Across scientific disciplines, psychology being no exception, a distinction is often made between basic and applied research. Basic research, as this distinction goes, is ivory-tower research, with no ...

Applied statistics is the discipline that transforms real‐world data into actionable information through a variety of rigorous methodologies, ranging from classical techniques such as regression, ...

In our era of intense innovation-based global competition, policymakers increasingly look for demonstrable connections between public investment in research and tangible economic and security benefits ...

SINGAPORE - The quick roll-out of 10 Covid-19 diagnostic tests by a local medical technology hub has been attributed to strong collaborations between researchers, clinicians, entrepreneurs and ...

As the federal administration has moved to slash public funding for research and education at all levels, and as the government now enters into what could be a prolonged shutdown, many researchers are ...

In recent debates about government funding, certain quirky-sounding research projects — like studying shrimp on treadmills — have grabbed headlines and become easy targets for criticism. Politicians ...

Basic research accounted for 6.5 per cent of China’s overall R&D expenditure last year, as the country moved closer to its goal of 8 per cent by 2025. In all, the country spent 182 billion yuan (US$26 ...