Yunnan University, or YNU – located in Kunming, capital of Southwest China's Yunnan province – improved its scientific and technological strength and enhanced its innovation capacity in 2021, which is widely said to have achieved remarkable results.
The "special preservation of fossils and early evolution of arthropods in the Cambrian" project led by a scientific research team from Yunnan University (YNU) won second-place in the State Natural Science Award.
Yunnan University (YNU) ranked 23th among colleges and universities in the country in terms of certified software professionals (CSP), according to a ranking released by the China Computer Federation (CCF) on Oct 2.
A team led by Professor Cheng Xiaoli from School of Ecology and Environment Science at Yunnan University was reported to have recently made fresh progress in research into the impact of afforestation on ecosystem functions and their microbial mechanisms.
The Institute of International Rivers and Eco-security at Yunnan University (YNU) is the first in the country to conduct multidisciplinary comprehensive research on river basin scale and cross-border ecology.
Fossils of a young dinosaur from the Early Jurassic period were recently discovered in Lufeng, in Southwest China's Yunnan province.