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About Us

Xiamen University

Xiamen University was founded in 1921, by Mr. Tan Kah Kee, an overseas Chinese philanthropist who put forth the motto Pursue Excellence, Strive for Perfection. It is among the top research universities directly affiliated to the Chinese Ministry of Education. The university currently has a faculty of over 2,500 full-time teachers and researchers. It consists of 6 faculties, i.e. Natural Science, Medicine and Life Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Earth Science, Humanities and Arts, and Social Sciences. The university hosts over 20,000 full-time undergraduate students (including 1,700 international students), and 3,000 doctoral candidates and 17,000 master's degree students. Xiamen University has earned its excellence of research with its Nature Publishing Index of among the top 10 in China.

XMU has forged partnerships with more than 300 universities worldwide. It has established 16 Confucius Institutes in collaboration with local universities in 13 countries.

Situated between green hills and the blue sea and with unique architects, XMU is renowned as China's one of the most beautiful universities.

For more information: https://www.xmu.edu.cn

Nature

A weekly, international journal, publishing papers from any area of science with great potential impact and whose importance extends well beyond the confines of the specific discipline concerned. Nature has the highest impact factor of any journal publishing basic scientific research. Nature also publishes Reviews, as well as a broad range of informal material in the form of Editorials, News and News Features, Correspondence, Opinion, News and Views, Books and Arts, Futures (the award-winning science-fiction series) and NatureJobs (articles on careers and recruitment). The journal also publishes regular supplements, including Insights, Outlooks and Technology Features. Nature publishes much online-only information, including the award-winning daily Nature News, blogs, regular web focuses (collections of topical material, often from the journal's archive) and other web-only special features.

For more information: http://www.nature.com/nature

Nature Metabolism

Launching in 2019, Nature Metabolism is an online-only journal publishing content across the full spectrum of metabolism research, from basic science studies to biomedical and translational research. It will publish studies - conducted at the cellular, tissue or organismal level - that advance our understanding of metabolic and homeostatic processes in physiology and disease.

For more information: https://www.nature.com/natmetab

Natureconferences

Nature Publishing Group is distinguished by its scientific excellence, breadth of coverage, timeliness of topics, and commitment to clear scientific communication. In keeping with this tradition, Natureconferences are aimed at the international scientific community, with the goal of fostering and facilitating communication and collaboration between scientists.

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