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Climate change's tech transfer challenge

Getting the right technology into poor countries is crucial for fighting climate change but how should we go about it? T. V. Padma investigates.

5 November 2009 | EN

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Brazil: Fertile ground for science?

Can Brazil use its booming economy and abundant natural resources to become a life sciences juggernaut, asks Gene Russo.

Source: Nature

1 November 2009 | ES

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Thinking big — and expensive — in the Saudi desert

Money is no object at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology — but will sumptuous surroundings promote research?

Source: Science

23 October 2009 | EN

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The state of South African science

Post-apartheid South African science faces many challenges but boosts in science spending mean the country is making strides.

Source: TWAS

12 October 2009 | EN | 中文

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A revolution to combat world hunger

Ambitious reforms aimed at meeting the world's food demands lie ahead for the agency that networks agricultural research in poor regions.

24 September 2009 | EN | 中文

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Back to basics in HIV research

Many HIV vaccines and microbicides have failed clinical trials and HIV researchers say the field needs to get back to basics.

Source: Nature Medicine

28 August 2009 | EN | 中文

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Q&A: Tadataka Yamada and wild science ideas

The executive director of the Gates Foundation tells SciDev.Net why he is throwing conventional research proposals into the bin.

12 June 2009 | EN | FR | 中文

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Who will be the next head of UNESCO?

Electing a new UNESCO director-general could be a turning point for its science, but can the candidates meet the challenge?

22 May 2009 | EN | FR | 中文

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US investment in Southern science is 'good diplomacy'

The United States should invest in developing-world health and science for diplomatic and ethical reasons, argues one of its top science advisers.

Source: The Times

6 April 2009 | EN | FR | 中文

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Funding for higher education: Facts and figures

Sian Lewis charts the ups and downs in donor funding for higher education in developing countries over the last half century.

11 March 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

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Makerere University: Rebuilding a reputation

Fostering a research culture has put Uganda's Makerere University back on its feet and is inspiring others, says Peter Wamboga-Mugirya.

11 March 2009 | EN | ES | FR

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Profit from poverty: Turning victims into consumers

A Danish company is proving that there is profit to be made in making products for the poor, including a 'straw' that makes water drinkable.

Source: International Herald Tribune

6 February 2009 | EN

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Hopes and fears: Rebuilding science in Iraq

Iraq is rebuilding its science base but fear of attack means refugee academics are slow to return, reports Brendan O'Malley.

23 January 2009 | EN | 中文

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Controversy and transformation at KwaZulu-Natal university

Is a South African row over academic freedom rooted in objections to post-apartheid reforms or to abrasive management, asks Sharon Davis.

16 December 2008 | EN | FR

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Argentina: S&T back on the development agenda

Following 40 years of persecution and governmental indifference, science and scientists are back on the Argentinian agenda.

Source: Nature

2 December 2008 | EN | ES | 中文

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Q&A: Clean technologies with Yvo de Boer

Yvo de Boer, the UN climate chief, speaks to SciDev.Net about getting clean technology into the developing world.

1 December 2008 | EN | ES

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Innovate to accumulate

Emerging economies have shown how knowledge can be harnessed to fuel long-term development, writes Calestous Juma.

Source: Nature

20 November 2008 | EN | FR | 中文

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TWAS — torch bearer for science in the developing world

Twenty-five years after TWAS was set up, Yojana Sharma examines whether it is any nearer to achieving its ambitious goals

10 November 2008 | EN | FR | 中文

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China's GM ambition raises biosafety concerns

Opinions on China's recent US$3.7 billion GM roll-out remain divided, with concerns over potential risks and regulation loopholes.

Source: Nature

6 November 2008 | EN | 中文

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Q&A: Mozambique's science for the people

Mozambique's science and technology minister, Venâncio Massingue, tells SciDev.Net how he hopes to ensure that science benefits everyone.

29 October 2008 | EN