Chinese science to be showcased on one website
China is trying to make the most of its science spending by uniting information about the nation's research activities on one website.
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China is trying to make the most of its science spending by uniting information about the nation's research activities on one website.
Iranian professors around the world are petitioning colleagues in Iran to attack plagiarism after alleged instances in academic journals.
26 October 2009 | EN
Local knowledge forms the backbone of a programme in Benin that aims to help farmers adapt to the effects of climate change.
13 October 2009 | EN
Crop yields will plummet and millions more children will go hungry unless agricultural practices adapt to climate change, warns a report.
Enabling free access to agricultural research — a critical component of India's science sector — could reap big rewards, says journal chief.
29 September 2009 | EN
Co-planting an acacia variety with crops delivers timely natural fertiliser as well as cutting erosion and supplying wood for domestic use.
27 August 2009 | EN
Despite an increase in the number of science professionals in China, there is considerable dissatisfaction with their status and conditions.
Chinese scientists are respected, if remote, figures — so long as they are not involved in advertising.
Patent offices in developing countries will be able to consult key science and technology journals under a new scheme.
11 August 2009 | EN
A free online data-sharing tool developed by Google could help with worldwide scientific collaborations.
Papers by Chinese researchers are increasingly being published in international publications, an analysis of top journals has found.
An African country is to host the World Conference of Science Journalists for the first time.
The leaders of schemes to subsidise access to journals claim some credit for the dramatic rise in developing world research output.
Laborious treatments for river blindness could be simplified if a drug entering final stage clinical trials is effective.
1 July 2009 | EN
Researchers in developing countries can access a free editing service that prepares their manuscripts for submission to journals.
The Egyptian research community is set to get a boost with a new digital library and discounted access to top international journals.
16 June 2009 | EN
Arab scientists are competing to win funding for inventions in a new reality television show created to boost public interest in science.
Southern African scientists are compiling the continent's scientific output in the hope of more global recognition.
15 June 2009 | EN
India is falling behind in science publishing, a leading analyst warns, and it will take more than ambition to solve the problem.
11 June 2009 | ES