Why drug trials need to respect vulnerability
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India’s experience shows a wider notion of vulnerability is needed to protect human rights, says…Mistrust slows spread of solar disinfection tech
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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,…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…African universities need bankable ideas
4:20am By SciDevWorking with informal sector will make universities socially relevant and attract funding, says…Data gaps hide pockets of HIV
3:20am By SciDevBad quality data on HIV results in poor care for women and marginalised groups, a report finds.Glacier retreat upsets river species balance
Tue 3:20am By SciDevSimulating glacier shrinkage in Ecuador’s Andes led to rapid ecosystem changes in meltwater…Lessons from making data visualisation
Jul 18, 2016, 10:00 am By SciDev
This report builds on our experiences of producing data visualisations and in data journalism, and…Q&A: Young African talent will set science agenda
Jul 18, 2016, 6:40 am By SciDevEach nation should back its 100 brightest and best, says Cambridge University boss Leszek…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…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…
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