"We should promote the transformation and development of scientific and technological work in colleges and universities, from quantity accumulation to quality improvement." On December 3, when introducing the development of higher education during the Thirteenth Five-Year Plan period, Lei Chaozi, director of the Science and Technology Department of the Ministry of Education, said frankly that there are still obvious shortcomings and shortcomings in the scientific and technological innovation work of colleges and universities in order to meet the new needs of the new era and the requirements of the construction of first-class disciplines in world-class universities, and it is necessary to change the style of study and improve the quality.
Return to the initial heart of scientific research
To change the style of study, it is necessary to further strengthen the construction of style of study, strengthen academic moral education and academic standard training, guide the majority of scientific and technological personnel to return to the initial heart of scientific research, be down-to-earth, concentrate on learning, eliminate academic bubbles, and consciously resist quick success and instant benefit. "We hope that basic research can really be discovered, technological innovation can really solve problems, and the transformation of results can really be effective."
In terms of policy, we will further deepen the reform of scientific and technological evaluation in colleges and universities and establish a correct policy orientation. This year’s No.1 and No.2 papers on scientific and technological work in colleges and universities pay attention to patent quality and get rid of "SCI first" respectively. To improve the quality of patents, it is necessary to squeeze the water out of patents, promote the transformation of achievements and enhance the patent conversion rate. Breaking the "SCI supremacy" is to create a new innovative culture and a new value pursuit, and advocate a scientific research ecological culture that is devoted to learning and comes naturally.
"We will further strengthen the construction of scientific research integrity in colleges and universities." Lei Chaozi said that it is necessary to strengthen the awareness of the red line, implement a zero-tolerance and high-pressure situation for academic misconduct, deal with it seriously, and never tolerate it. It is necessary to strengthen theoretical research on scientific ethics, academic misconduct and scientific ethics, and improve the construction of scientific research integrity system.
In improving quality, we should strengthen original innovation and integrated public relations.
Colleges and universities are the main force of basic research and shoulder great responsibilities. In response to a reporter’s question from Science and Technology Daily, Lei Chaozi pointed out that in order to promote basic research, the Ministry of Education focused on the needs of building a strong country in science and technology and adopted a "two-handed" strategy: on the one hand, vigorously promote free exploration, give full play to the advantages of colleges and universities that are free and relaxed, talented and multidisciplinary, especially the advantages of a steady stream of undergraduates and postgraduates as innovative new forces, and further establish and improve corresponding institutional mechanisms; On the other hand, we will strengthen organized scientific research and make an organized layout in some strategic key disciplines related to national construction and national rejuvenation.
Create a highland for basic research and talent training
In 2018, the Ministry of Education launched the "Everest Plan for Basic Research in Colleges and Universities", laying out and building a number of cutting-edge scientific research centers in "double-first-class" disciplines, focusing on major cutting-edge scientific issues and shortcomings in basic research of key core technologies, bringing together first-class talents for the world, building a large team and platform in the field of basic research in colleges and universities, and becoming a strategic force in national basic research. At present, 14 cutting-edge scientific centers have been laid out, including frontier fields such as brain science, quantum science and synthetic biology.
In addition, universities themselves are actively promoting the construction of cutting-edge scientific laboratories and upgrading the research level and scale of laboratories in cutting-edge scientific and technological fields.
"Basic research has come to this day, and original innovation is very difficult without breakthroughs in means and conditions. Therefore, we must work hard on research means and conditions to build a major national science and technology infrastructure." Lei Chaozi said that more than 10 major national science and technology infrastructures led by universities have all started construction. In addition, the Ministry of Education has also strengthened the innovation ability of basic disciplines such as mathematics and physics, and built a number of mathematics centers, frontier physics centers and life science centers in high-level universities to create a highland for basic research and talent training; Actively promote scientific research cooperation with international high-level universities and research institutions in the field of basic research; Improve the ability of universities to carry out basic research and build a number of field scientific observation stations and scientific and technological resource platforms.
"We hope that in the future, institutions of higher learning will require researchers to do whatever is easy to do and what is easy to produce results. Doing that looks good, but the actual support is insufficient. " Lei Chaozi said that they hope to truly improve the quality and effect of innovation through the substantive construction of scientific research platforms and scientific research teams, and through the painstaking knowledge and solid work of scientific research personnel. (Reporter Zhang Galen)
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