According to the review results of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) projects in 2020, 7 projects applied by NKBS are approved, with a total approved funding of RMB2.4 million. NKBS ranks the first among all schools of liberal arts in terms of the number of funded projects and the amount of funding. There are 4 Youth Science Foundation projects applied by Wang Zhongbin, Li Quan, Xu Fangchao and Wang Linlin respectively, and 3 general projects applied by Professor Yao Yi, Associate Professor Ren Xingyao and Professor Yuan Qinghong respectively.