Research is ‘no panacea’ for development, finds DIFD
Aug 18, 2014, 4:00 am By SciDev
Common assumptions about the impact of research are not backed up by the evidence, says a UK…Ebola: Voices on the ground
Aug 15, 2014, 8:40 am By SciDevThis interactive tells the eye-opening stories of doctors and experts working to fight the disease…‘Highly influential' scientists still rare in the developing world
Aug 15, 2014, 7:40 am By SciDev
The Highly Cited Researchers list has few in developing countries, but tends to miss practical,…Africa Analysis: Lawsuit offers lessons for alliances
Aug 15, 2014, 6:35 am By SciDevLinda Nordling outlines lessons from a legal battle involving a Kenya-UK medical research…Africa makes inroads on open development data
Aug 15, 2014, 6:00 am By SciDev
Africa is embracing new portals for accessing and sharing data, which may help create jobs and…Bubble wrap pitched as cheap lab equipment
Aug 14, 2014, 7:40 am By SciDevThe ‘bubbles’ of the readily available packing material could be re-used as vessels for chemical…Focus on Poverty: The hidden tragedy behind Ebola
Aug 14, 2014, 7:20 am By SciDev
An urgent response to this disease is needed, but wider health advances would achieve more, says…Confusion over research centre’s eviction in Venezuela
Aug 14, 2014, 6:40 am By SciDev
The long-running Los Roques Scientific Foundation is to be replaced by a mysterious government…Researching natural contraceptives in a man’s world
Aug 13, 2014, 12:00 pm By SciDevIn this film, Kenyan Catherine Kaluwa discusses her life, from poverty to working in a…Positives for science after US-Africa summit
Aug 13, 2014, 11:00 am By SciDev
Science was a minor focus, but access to top officials and calls for greater science cooperation…View on Gender: Sexual violence affects men too
Aug 13, 2014, 9:00 am By SciDev
Sexual violence against men is a significant problem that international law is failing to account…Secrecy charge levelled at Nicaragua canal project
Aug 12, 2014, 12:00 pm By SciDev
Without access to the scheme’s environmental impact studies, it is hard to assess its effect, say…Four policy steps to drive technological change
Aug 12, 2014, 11:00 am By SciDev
R&D is only one of several interventions to build Africa’s tech capacity and innovation systems,…Brazilian presidential campaign 'rushed and vague' on science
Aug 12, 2014, 10:00 am By SciDev
The three main candidates’ manifestos for the October’s elections seem rushed, but scientists…Focus on Disability: Barriers to creative innovation
Aug 11, 2014, 12:00 pm By SciDev
Studies show that disabled people in refugee situations face remarkably similar barriers, says Sue…Innovation to quench the thirst of Burmese crops
Aug 11, 2014, 11:00 am By SciDevThis audio slideshow visits a social enterprise that works with farmers to design income-boosting…Science on the sidelines of US-Africa Leaders summit
Aug 11, 2014, 10:00 am By SciDev
Africa still has a long way to go on science, but noteworthy changes could be on the way, a summit…Nepal ‘still struggling’ to harness science for development
Aug 11, 2014, 2:20 am By SciDev
Low investments make it hard to harness science and technology and retain researchers, say Nepal’s…The language of science education: Between two trends
Aug 8, 2014, 9:31 am By SciDev
Should science be taught in native languages or in the global language of scientific research, asks…WHO declares Ebola an international health emergency
Aug 8, 2014, 7:00 am By SciDev
It also plans to review the use of experimental medicines for use in the largest-ever outbreak of…
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