This year's government work report proposed "supporting basic research and applied basic research". Jin Li, an academician of the CAS Member and president of Fudan University, said in an exclusive interview with the reporter of Guangming Daily that with the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation advancing by leaps and bounds and profound changes in scientific research paradigm, the linear continuity between basic research and applied research has been gradually broken, and the understanding of basic research has become an important factor restricting the development of basic research. In recent years, the Party and the state have constantly gathered consensus on basic research, scientific research, education and other aspects, and introduced various support measures. In the view of Jin Li's representative, basic research may lead to major technologies and applications by solving scientific problems; Applied research often triggers major breakthroughs in scientific issues, and may induce common laws from different application examples. "The" stuck neck "problem faced by China in the fields of integrated circuits, artificial intelligence and other fields is fundamentally due to the lack of basic research that plays a leading and supporting role and the core scientific problems to be further solved. Some basic research aimed at the forefront of the world's science and technology, in fact, does not focus enough on the core scientific problems, but does tracking and verification research under the framework of others, which cannot be translated into future independent innovation in this field Breaking and technical advantages. Some application-oriented basic research has not really focused on application needs and can not solve practical problems. " Speaking of basic research, the representative of Jinli said, "The real original innovation comes from basic research. To consolidate the foundation of scientific and technological self-reliance and achieve comprehensive transcendence, we need to plant our own trees in our own yard, so that we can continuously produce our own fruits." The representative of Jinli stressed that high-level research universities are the main force, engine and source of basic research. The task of building a world-class university with Chinese characteristics, specifically scientific and technological innovation, is to shoulder the heavy responsibility of "effectively strengthening basic research and consolidating the foundation of scientific and technological self-reliance". Strengthening the foundation of basic disciplines is the top priority for colleges and universities to build a good discipline system, and the first driving force for incubating "from 0 to 1" original achievements. In the view of Jin Li, with the progress of science and technology in China, the conditions of universities and scientific research institutions are getting better and better, and the ability to solve problems is becoming stronger and stronger, but the ability to raise good problems is far from enough. "For example, as we often say now, the problem of" who will unveil the list "is not only to be solved, but also to solve the problem of" where does the list come from "first, so as to refine high-level basic scientific problems and guide people to do really good research, so as to continuously improve the overall efficiency of basic research." Jin Li said that at the end of 2022, Fudan University built the first 20 academic development centers of disciplines according to the latest round of first-class discipline preparation plan, Try to build a disciplinary discussion mechanism based on the academic community, build a platform for teachers to exchange and cooperate, and build a long-term mechanism of "integration and innovation". With the support of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Science and Technology, Fudan University has recently set up the "Basic Research Special Zone Plan", which will continue to support the development of