Academia Sinica

Academia Sinica is Taiwan’s national academy and a major research institution, founded in Nanjing in 1928 and relocated to Taiwan after 1949.

National academy: A state-supported institution that promotes and coordinates advanced research and scholarship. Academia Sinica serves this national role for Taiwan.
Republic of China: A state established in 1912 that governs Taiwan and several outlying islands. The academy was founded under the Republic of China government in 1928.
Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica: An Academia Sinica institute that conducts research in theoretical and experimental physics. It represents the academy’s research in physical science.
Taiwanese research system: The institutions, funding bodies, and policies through which research is conducted in Taiwan. Academia Sinica is a major institution within this system.
National Taiwan University: A public research university in Taipei and one of Taiwan’s leading universities. Unlike this degree-granting university, Academia Sinica centers on research.
Research institute: An organization devoted primarily to conducting and supporting research. Its specialized institutes form the academy’s core organizational units.
Nanjing: A major city in eastern China and the capital of the Republic of China from 1927 to 1937. Academia Sinica was established in Nanjing before its later relocation.
Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica: An Academia Sinica institute that conducts research in chemical sciences. Its work shows how the academy organizes specialized chemistry research.
National Science and Technology Council: Taiwan’s government body responsible for science and technology policy and research funding. Its funding and policy work complements the academy’s research mission.
Taiwan Academia Sinica: An informal name sometimes used for Academia Sinica, Taiwan’s national academy. This variant name can be confused with the institution’s official English name.

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