Look, for example, at two of JST's strategic basic research programmes: Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology CREST and Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology PRESTOSTechnology CREST and Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology PRESTO
In addition, European scientists have the possibility of applying, with their Chinese collaborators, for funding under the 863s (applied research) and 973 (basic research) programmes funded by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology.
On the practical side, the European Congress of Radiology (ECR), European School of Radiology (ESOR) and the European subspecialty societies may contribute by systematically including basic research in their programmes and activities, adapted to the educational levels of their main audiences.
Radiological societies, above all the ESR, should firmly anchor basic research topics in their programme.
A far greater effort is needed to translate basic research into drug discovery programmes.
While most neurology schools in Italy are hospitals that run small--usually clinical--research programmes, a few, like the Tor Vergata, also have programmes in basic research.
The ANSRC is a partnership that brings together academic and research institutions across the East African region with the goal of building a PhD training programme in basic research in nutritional and agriculture science.
This paper describes the development of technologies for the fuel cycles of oxide, carbide and alloy fuels containing plutonium being pursued in India, and highlights the broad based programme of basic research on Pu science that has provided the confidence for effective utilization of plutonium.
We also provided a training programme in basic research skills which included an understanding of research terminology, methods, reading literature and methods of critical appraisal.
Industry might reasonably be required to take charge of investigating the safety (or danger) of their products but an extensive programme of basic research is needed to identify possible risks and to work out the mechanisms by which nano-materials might affect the body.
