Natural Science
South China Normal University (SCNU) has attached great importance to research in both basic and applied sciences. Currently it has 70 key science and technology platforms, including three national-level platforms and 67 research platforms at the provincial and ministerial level.
Three national-level platforms:
1. State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology (Co-construction)
2. National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Materials and Preparation Technologies for Electrolytes and Separators in High Energy and Safety Lithium Ion Batteries
3. National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics
Since 2021, SCNU has secured 519 national-level research projects, with both the total number of projects and the number of key projects ranking among the top in normal universities nationwide. The university has achieved a series of important advances in frontier basic theoretical research. In a notable milestone, research teams published high-level papers in both Nature and Science in 2024, marking the first time in the university's history that two top-tier publications have been achieved in a single year.
The university has also received the following awards:
• One first prize of the Guangdong Science and Technology Award
• One gold award of the Guangdong Patent Prize
• Six second prizes at the provincial/ministerial level for scientific and technological achievements
Social Science
SCNU has been committed to the prosperity and development of the philosophy of the social sciences. It boasts a development network at the ministerial, provincial, city and school level, including a key MOE research base in humanities and social sciences, 13 key research base in humanities and social sciences for Guangdong Province, a key laboratory in philosophy of social sciences for Guangdong Province, 7 key research base in humanities and social sciences for Guangzhou and other featured research bases. A large number of landmark social science projects, such as major projects of the National Social Science Fund and major research projects of the Ministry of Education, have been approved, and the number of projects and project funds has increased year by year.