Why drug trials need to respect vulnerability
Aug 2, 2016, 2:20 am By SciDev
India’s experience shows a wider notion of vulnerability is needed to protect human rights, says Alan Leroux.Mistrust slows spread of solar disinfection tech
Jul 28, 2016, 8:00 am By SciDevSunlight offers a simple way to clean water, but local scepticism about the method prevails, a summit hears.Higher education in Africa: who is going to pay?
Jul 28, 2016, 5:40 am By SciDevWe examine the challenges of and solutions to making degrees affordable to millions of young people.Diplomats told to study science and health
Jul 27, 2016, 7:00 am By SciDev
Training would assist efforts to tackle global challenges related to health and climate change, panel hears.Ebola response crippled by low stocks of vital items
Jul 26, 2016, 11:00 am By SciDevGovernments must stockpile the equipment and materials needed to fight pandemics, a science summit hears.Tunisian digital revolution opens up education
Jul 26, 2016, 10:00 am By SciDevHear Houda Bouslama explain how the country is using technology to rethink the country’s university system.SDGs could boost citizen science in Africa
Jul 25, 2016, 8:00 am By SciDev
Giving people a say in research will ensure it supports healthy growth on the continent, a conference hears.Q&A: Leave no scientists behind
Jul 25, 2016, 3:40 am By SciDev
A report on global progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals promises to be inclusive of all scientists.Debate: What is the future of higher education funding in Africa?
Jul 24, 2016, 8:00 pm By SciDev
Our online debate Thursday 28 July from 1-3pm BST is about the future of higher education, solutions to the funding crisis, and how to make university accessible in increasingly challenging circumstances in Africa and it's diaspora.Indonesia study disputes UN data on peat fire emissions
Jul 22, 2016, 7:00 am By SciDev
NASA-funded research shows lower carbon emissions from Indonesia forest fires but higher hazardous gases.Are fees the best way forward for Nigerian universities?
Jul 21, 2016, 12:20 pm By SciDevIbadan University has long struggled financially. It’s time for a sustainable plan, says vice-chancellor.New initiative to give Africa cheap electricity
Jul 21, 2016, 6:49 am By SciDev
The new initiative will empower entrepreneurs and investors in Africa to connect households with off-grid energy.Ancient parasite remains a modern scourge
Jul 21, 2016, 3:20 am By SciDevThis photo gallery follows researchers trying to unlock the secrets of the disfiguring disease leishmaniasis.African universities need bankable ideas
Jul 20, 2016, 4:20 am By SciDevWorking with informal sector will make universities socially relevant and attract funding, says Beatrice Muganda.Data gaps hide pockets of HIV
Jul 20, 2016, 3:20 am By SciDevBad quality data on HIV results in poor care for women and marginalised groups, a report finds.Glacier retreat upsets river species balance
Jul 19, 2016, 3:20 am By SciDevSimulating glacier shrinkage in Ecuador’s Andes led to rapid ecosystem changes in meltwater stream, study found.Lessons from making data visualisation
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This report builds on our experiences of producing data visualisations and in data journalism, and brings together the lessons we have learned with insights from the broader sector of research communications.Q&A: Young African talent will set science agenda
6:40am By SciDevEach nation should back its 100 brightest and best, says Cambridge University boss Leszek Borysiewicz.Climate pledges set to fail
Jul 15, 2016, 7:40 am By SciDev
Current emissions pledges are too modest to stop world smashing through two degree Celsius cap, a study warns.Mobile app for rain forecasts raising farmers’ yields
Jul 14, 2016, 6:26 am By SciDev
Thanks to a mobile phone app for forecasting rain, smallholders could sow and harvest crops at the right time.
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