Science fund to support innovation

Foundation will help enhance basic research, nurture top-class talents

The National Natural Science Foundation of China, the country's main foundation for basic scientific research, will continue reforms to cultivate innovative talents and groundbreaking scientific work, officials said on Tuesday.

New procedures for promoting academic evaluation and honesty, as well as strengthening interdisciplinary and international collaboration, are also in the pipeline and will be tested in selected projects and institutions in 2019, said Li Jinghai, the foundation's director, at a meeting on Tuesday.