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More Nobel winners, less innovation? Chinese study reveals cost of top-tier awards
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to China. The first report grouped here was at 15 Nov 2026, 12:02 UTC. The headline in use is “More Nobel winners, less innovation? Chinese study reveals cost of top-tier awards”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Science prizes usually put the spotlight on winners, celebrating their discoveries but paying little attention to the researchers left out. A study by scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has found that prominent innovation awards may discourage colleagues from pursuing unconventional research – with the most prestigious prizes…
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More Nobel winners, less innovation? Chinese study reveals cost of top-tier awards
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