English translation of the original Chinese article. Publication dates and the extent of recovered text are preserved. Figures retain their original labels. Read the Chinese original.
Historical announcement: This article records the website’s launch and arrangements in 2017; it does not describe current activities, sections, or update plans.
Dedicated to popularizing and exchanging science, 博士科普网 (PhDSciNet, referred to below by its Chinese short name 博科) was established in October 2016. After more than half a year of effort and refinement by the team, its homepage (http://www.phdhouse.com/) officially launched on June 18, 2017.
Before this, the team had earned ninth place in the creative category of the “绿扬金凤” entrepreneurship competition in Yangzhou, China, receiving an excellence award. At this point in the original announcement, the website had two main sections, “PhD Science Communication” and “Life Abroad,” had published 16 science articles, and planned weekly updates. Its WeChat public account was in use, and team members had a clear, orderly division of responsibilities. In the days ahead, the team would continue this work with a commitment to serving the public.
The text was recovered from the matching article retained in the WeChat account, with the original website’s publication record retained. The old WeChat promotional layout has been removed. Available original illustrations have been restored.
Editorial revision note: Recovery revision dated 2026-10-10: Retained the launch date of 2017-06-18 explicitly stated in the original manuscript; the article date remains 2017-06-19 from the old website’s index.
