At just 19, Nguyen Nguyen Phong became one of the youngest lecturers at Hanoi Polytechnic University. Fifteen years later, he joined a secret research team racing to understand and neutralize US magnetic mines during the Vietnam War.

Nine scientists working in Vietnam have secured places among the world's 10,000 most influential researchers in Elsevier's 2026 rankings. The country also has 75 researchers in the global top 100,000, two more than last year.

Vietnamese PhD candidate Josh Nguyen, who moved to Australia to study a decade ago, has won Victoria's top international student honor as well as an award recognizing outstanding research.

Two Vietnamese mathematicians have produced a proof of the Courtade–Kumar conjecture, a major information theory problem proposed in 2013, independently of a team involving Google researchers.

Prof. Vu Ha Van has outlined the latest breakthroughs and practical applications emerging from the Vietnamese genome mapping project led by Van and his team.

Vietnamese scientists have identified more than 42 million genetic variants, including 8.5 million not previously recorded in widely used global databases.

After many years of study and research in the US, Dr. Van Phung Truong Son decided to return to Vietnam. For him, this is a chance to work alongside highly promising students and help build a genuine research environment at home.

From earning a gold medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad with a perfect score in 1984, Professor Dam Thanh Son has gone on to become one of the most influential Vietnamese-born theoretical physicists in the world.

Vietnamese mathematician Hoang Xuan Phu was recently elected to Academia Europaea, adding another milestone to his distinguished scientific career.Thanh Hung

A 39-year-old Vietnamese scientist, Hoang Trong Nghia, has been awarded the NSF CAREER Award by the National Science Foundation - one of the most prestigious honors for early-career researchers in the US.

The journey of Associate Professor Nguyen Duc Thanh is defined by groundbreaking biomedical research and a deep aspiration to bring advanced technologies closer to communities.

Six Vietnamese professors working abroad have agreed to co-supervise PhD students in mathematics, aiming to nurture a new generation of researchers capable of competing internationally.

Associate Professor Dr. Vuong Thi Ngoc Lan, Vice President of the HCMC University of Medicine and Pharmacy (UMP HCMC), has published a scientific paper in The Lancet, one of the world’s leading medical journals, with an Impact Factor (IF) of 98.4.

Professor Ngo Bao Chau has confirmed that he will leave the University of Chicago after 15 years of teaching to join the University of Hong Kong (HKU), starting in June 2026.

Associate Prof Nguyen Hoang Bac and Associate Prof Do Van Dung of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy at HCMC are leading a scientific project that has attracted more than VND43 billion in investment.

Two researchers from Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) have been recognized with the 2025 Asia Innovation Award for their notable contributions to scientific research and technological advancement.

Associate Professor Nguyen Thanh Vinh of the University of New South Wales was honoured by The Australian as Australia’s most influential researcher in the field of organic chemistry.

A portrait of Vietnamese scientists whose lifelong efforts are transforming agriculture, medicine, and technology.

Amputation was once the only path to survival for bone cancer patients. But Professor Tran Trung Dung is rewriting this reality with 3D printing technology - allowing damaged bones to be reconstructed and lives to be restored.