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University of Strathclyde Principal and Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen McArthur Leads Delegation to UCAS
On the morning of April 15, 2026, a delegation led by Prof. Stephen McArthur, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of University of Strathclyde, visited University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS). Prof. Wang Yanfen, Executive Vice President of UCAS, and Prof. Lin Xiao, Vice President of UCAS, met with the delegation respectively.
Prof. Wang Yanfen accompanied the delegation on a visit to the UCAS History Museum and introduced the University’s development, talent cultivation, and international cooperation. The visit offered a full overview of the accomplishments in integrating science and education of UCAS. Prof. Lin Xiao and Strathclyde delegation exchanged updates on the latest progress in international cooperation between the two universities and highlighted key developments. Prof. McArthur expressed his interest in strengthening collaboration with UCAS, particularly in student exchanges and joint research in engineering, as well as in other potential areas, with a view to cultivating globally minded talent. Both sides agreed to maintain communication on establishing an institutional partnership.
Following the meeting, Prof. Lin Xiao accompanied the delegation visited Sino-Danish College of UCAS. Representatives from School of Engineering Science, School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Sino-Danish College, and the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange attended the meeting.
Prof. Wang Yanfen introducing UCAS to Prof. Stephen McArthur
Group photo at Sino-Danish College
University of Strathclyde, based in Glasgow, is a leading technological university in the UK. It is widely recognized for its excellence in engineering, with particular strength in biomedical engineering and innovation in medical technologies. Its physics research ranked among the top in the UK, while its programs in pharmacy and pharmacology, as well as humanities, social sciences and business, are also highly regarded.
Source: Office for International Cooperation and Exchanges
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Research News
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Chinese scientists develop breakthrough method for aromatic amine applications
BEIJING, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese research team has developed an advanced method to overcome long-standing challenges in the application of aromatic amines, promising a safer and more efficient alternative to an old industrial process, according to a study recently published in the journal Nature.
The research, led by Zhang Xiaheng from the Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, introduces a novel strategy that efficiently converts inert aromatic carbon-nitrogen bonds into various crucial chemical bonds.
Aromatic amines are fundamental structural components widely found in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and natural products. However, their potential as versatile building blocks in synthesis has remained underdeveloped.
For over a century, industrial practices have relied on converting aromatic amines into diazonium salts -- intermediates known for their high explosiveness and instability. This conventional approach suffers from significant drawbacks, including safety hazards, excessive copper reagent consumption, and limited substrate compatibility.
To address these challenges, the research team spent three years dedicated to exploring direct activation pathways for aromatic amines. Ultimately, they successfully developed a novel direct deaminative functionalization technology using common and inexpensive laboratory reagents.
The new method offers significant advantages for poly-nitrogen heterocyclic systems commonly used in drug synthesis. With simple and readily available laboratory reagents, it exhibits excellent versatility -- applicable to almost all types of medicinal heteroaromatic amines and aniline derivatives with diverse electronic properties and structures, regardless of amino group position. Moreover, it enables kilogram-scale production through straightforward operations.
This research opens up a new pathway for rapidly constructing complex molecules from readily available starting materials, offering significant potential for advancing research and development in medicinal chemistry, Zhang said.
Source: Xinhua
Editor: GAO Yuan
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