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A company’s trials of selling a clean cookstove in Nigeria show the need for commercial skills,…Q&A: Singing safety rules for avoiding Ebola
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Social scientists are needed when designing surveys to help ensure results mirror reality, meeting…Using maths to find the best weapon against malaria
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There is much more to environment-related migration than rising seas due to climate change, says Max…UK universities to be scrutinised on global health research
Oct 22, 2014, 2:20 am By SciDev
A new index will judge research accessibility and its impact on issues such as neglected tropical…IPCC urged again to fill regional research gaps
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change studies would advance African climate science, says UN…Back agriculture to get the most out of aid to Africa
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An online tool shows which technologies will do the most to help farmers improve yields, says Gordon…ISIS besieges universities but allows scientists’ return
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Academics are caught between calls to return to ‘new Islamic state’ or making a fresh start…Are we miscommunicating gender in science?
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To better link science and society, a first step is to communicate accurately and in a…Opening Europe’s doors to Central Asian scientists
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The European Union’s IncoNet CA scheme to boost research links could help revive ex-Soviet…View on Poverty: Big data protects farmers’ livelihoods
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A model that warned farmers not to waste effort growing doomed crops is sparking wider interest,…Multilingual patent database created to propel innovation
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Inventors can search the WIPO Pearl archive for patent terms in ten languages, helping global…Ethiopia’s seed banks and the search for food security
Oct 16, 2014, 11:20 am By SciDevIn this video, we visit two seed banks that preserve crop diversity and aim to ensure a steady…Focus on Poverty: The top issues in the SDG in-tray
Oct 16, 2014, 9:20 am By SciDev
Four things still need to happen with the least developed nations’ priorities for post-2015…Give landlocked nations a tech boost, says UN chief
Oct 16, 2014, 8:40 am By SciDev
Call to transfer agricultural and industrial technology so they can move from raw materials to…
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