List of articles by National Institute of Science and Technology Policy

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology survey reveals that 17% of postdocs were able to find employment as university teachers etc.

 Among postdoctoral fellows who become fixed-term researchers after obtaining their doctoral degree, 2021 people were able to find employment as university teachers or research and development positions in the following year in 17. […]

2023 people selected as Nice Step Researchers 10, including Assistant Professor Kokawa of the University of Tsukuba

 The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's National Institute for Science and Technology Policy has selected the University of Tsukuba's Department of Life and Environmental Sciences as the Nice Step Researcher 2023, an award given to researchers with outstanding recent achievements.

Research by the Institute for Science and Technology Policy into the desired employment opportunities and financial support for doctoral course students

 Students enrolled in doctoral programs in domestic graduate schools mainly consider universities and research institutes for liberal arts, and companies for science majors as their preferred employment destinations after graduation.[…]

National Institute for Science and Technology Policy releases “National Innovation Survey 2022 Survey Statistics Report”

 The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's National Institute for Science and Technology Policy conducted a national innovation survey to identify companies and large companies that carried out innovation activities in the three years from 2019.

The number of Japanese papers is increasing, but the number of high-quality papers is still sluggish

 There are several natural science papers published by Japanese researchers in international academic journals and recorded in the database of the international analysis company Clarivate […]

Japan's R&D spending at universities has remained almost flat since the 2000s

 Although Japan's R&D spending in 2021 will remain third in the world rankings, behind the United States and China, growth will lag behind other major countries […]

Academic research in Japan, problems such as securing time Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology research institute

 Japanese academic research has not solved the mountain of problems such as the environment for researching new problem solving, securing research time, and recruiting female researchers […]

2022 edition of “Science and Technology Focused on Experts” survey results announced, AI-related tops

 The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP) Research Center for Science and Technology Prediction and Policy Base recently announced that "experts are paying attention to […]

Nearly half of master's course graduates borrowed more than 300 million yen in scholarships

 Nearly half of those who have completed or are scheduled to complete master's programs at domestic graduate schools have borrowed more than 300 million yen in scholarships that must be repaid.

2022 Nice Step Researchers 10, including Lecturer Kaori Sugihara of the University of Tokyo

 The National Institute of Science and Technology Policy of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo, which has recognized outstanding achievements in various fields of science and technology innovation […]