Focus on Migration: When ‘brain drain’ is a good thing
Mar 23, 2015, 12:00 pm By SciDevLosing some of the brightest could actually bring benefits to a country, says Carlos Vargas-Silva.The research implications of the Global nutrition report
Mar 23, 2015, 4:00 am By SciDevThe study presents no new research, but it raises pertinent questions for future scrutiny, says…Push for soil indicators to help monitor SDGs
Mar 23, 2015, 3:00 am By SciDev
Assessing progress against the new SDGs should include indicators on land use and soil health, urge…Using the sun to power education in Tanzania
Mar 22, 2015, 8:00 pm By SciDevA photo gallery on a pilot project that used sunshine-powered e-readers to enhance learning in…Second hookworm genome hoped to lead to vaccines
Mar 20, 2015, 8:00 am By SciDevHookworm genes that suppress the human immune system are among vaccine targets found in sequenced…global water challenges
Mar 20, 2015, 4:00 am By SciDev
This photo gallery illustrates how far the world is from achieving safe drinking water and…Research links gender inequality and child mortality
Mar 20, 2015, 2:00 am By SciDevDevelopment programmes aiming to halt child deaths should also alleviate mothers’ problems, say…A will, and maybe a way, to joint innovation with Asia
12:00pm By SciDevA meeting that brought together European and South-East Asian researchers showed a mutual hunger for…Study outlines ‘Pandora’s box’ of road problems
7:00am By SciDevA paper urges governments to limit the many environmental impacts of ‘explosive’ infrastructure…Why we need to do better on adaptation indicators
6:00am By SciDevLet’s measure only what really counts to make progress on climate change adaptation, says Susanne…Focus on Poverty: Improving nutrition isn’t just about science
3:00am By SciDevResearch is only one element among many needed to improve diets in Africa, says Roger Williamson.Hacking authoritarian regimes with simple technology
Wed 1:00pm By SciDev
This photo essay explores how a news organisation chipped away censorship in Myanmar using…How farmer-led radio propagates best practice
Wed 12:00pm By SciDevIn this audio interview, Farm Radio International director Kevin Perkins discusses sharing ideas…Modern warfare imperils vaccination workers
Wed 8:00am By SciDevSurveys are showing that health workers are no longer always trusted in today’s muddled war zones.Bushmeat guide ‘unrealistic about commercial hunting’
Wed 6:12am By SciDevAn FAO call for tougher penalties for illegal hunting is unrealistic about large-scale operations,…Women farmers remain on the margins
Mar 17, 2015, 1:00 pm By SciDevA conference on agriculture and climate change neglects the needs of female subsistence farmers.Shop-based malaria kit boosts testing for disease
Mar 17, 2015, 9:00 am By SciDevBut despite rise in testing, many patients carry on buying inappropriate medication, finds Ugandan…Building universities cannot wait for good governance
Mar 16, 2015, 9:45 am By SciDevInvesting in Africa’s higher education sector will build momentum for a virtuous cycle of better…Vanuatu super storm overshadows UN disaster risk conference
Mar 16, 2015, 8:18 am By SciDevGlobal economic losses from disasters now exceed US$300 billion yearly, UN secretary-general tells…Data gaps make malnutrition too easy to ignore
Mar 16, 2015, 7:55 am By SciDevWith data for many countries still lacking, the action on malnutrition is lagging, a conference has…
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