A recent study from Linköping University in Sweden urges aid agencies to acknowledge the contrasting assumptions behind development research funding. According to the study, funders with a ‘localist’ perspective focus on strengthening local research, while those with a ‘universalist’ perspective are dominated by the interests of Northern agencies. Read more […]
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Stellenbosch University was the birthplace of apartheid and much of its research during the apartheid era was focused on maintaining white minority rule. Its first black vice-chancellor, Russel Botman, has introduced a new culture to the university in which research plays a central role in Africa’s development. […]
A website intended to rewrite the rules of how malaria research is funded failed to exploit the early potential of social media to link the public with researchers — but its one achievement, a new mosquito repellent is due to hit Tanzania’s market early next year. Read more. […]
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A strategy to establish a formal basis for cooperation on scientific and technological research throughout the Arab world was endorsed by research and education ministers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, earlier this month (11-13 March). The Arab Strategy for Science and Technology is intended to turn research and development (R&D) investment and activities into tangible projects of development value. Read more […]
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Face masks incorporating satellite tracking and cough samplers are among the new technologies being tested to help researchers in South Africa try to control the epidemic of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Read more: http://www.scidev.net/global/tb/news/new-tech-offers-hope-of-tackling-tb-in-south-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=webfeed&utm_campaign=en […]
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The L’OREAL-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science – 2014 has been announced. This year’s laureates are honored for major scientific advancements that are helping solve some of society’s greatest challenges, including cancer, depression and addiction. Read more: http://www.rttnews.com/2282500/5-women-scientists-win-l-oreal-unesco-awards-for-clinical-discoveries.aspx?type=gn […]
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Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, is growing so fast that the Repi landfill site, which 40 years ago was in the outskirts of the city, is now at its centre. The 40 hectares of solid waste it contains are not only contaminating the ground, but methane emissions are also escaping into the air. Read more: http://www.scidev.net/global/pollution/multimedia/ethiopia-s-landfill-of-opportunities.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=webfeed&utm_campaign=en […]
Young scientists in Africa, widely recognized as being among the most creative and energetic researchers, must receive better financial support from their governments if they are to establish themselves in their fields and if Africa’s higher education capacity is to increase. Read more: http://www.southerntimesafrica.com/articles.php?id=9542&title=Young-scientists-neglected-in-Africa–&type=71#.UynhBK7v3iR […]
As Sub-Saharan Africa develops rapidly, it is estimated that the continent will need millions of engineers just to reach a single Millennium Development Goal, that of access to safe water and improved sanitation. However, there is a serious shortage of engineers—and also of scientists, health professionals and technicians—in nearly all of Sub-Saharan Africa’s 48 countries. […]
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