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Optimism emerges over European funding for African research facilities in Africa
David Dickson Correspondent, SciDev.Net Political momentum is growing in both Europe and Africa behind the idea that investment in research facilities is as important as investment in roads and...
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Climate change adaptation: think of it as preparing for an alien invasion...
Daniel Nelson Freelance journalist, SciDev.Net The opposition street protests that have been damaging Bangladesh’s key textile sector and threatening the forthcoming O and A-level examinations have...
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Looking for real solutions for Arab women scientists
Rehab Abd Almohsen Freelance journalist, SciDev.Net Fostering women’s contribution to science and technology and pursuing careers in science are among the topics that will be discussed during the...
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Leadership role models ‘lacking’ for Arab women scientists
Nehal Lasheen Freelance journalist, SciDev.Net Female Arab scientists are still under-represented in key positions and in many departments, according to Rowaida Al-Ma’aitah, a professor at the Jordan...
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Rising from the ashes of revolution: women scientists in Yemen
Nehal Lasheen Freelance journalist, SciDev.Net Yemen scores poorly in the fields of science and technology, ranking alongside some of the world’s least developed countries, such as Comoros,...
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Climate change delegates stranded in Dhaka hotel
Daniel Nelson Freelance journalist, SciDev.Net A conference on community-based adaptation to climate change in Dhaka, Bangladesh, is in lock down because of a hartal, or general strike, which aims...
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Arab women scientists mourn the loss of Syrian researcher
Rehab Abd Almohsen Freelance journalist, SciDev.Net While the armed conflict in Syria is closing its second year, a gathering of more than 100 Arab women scientists in Kuwait take this as chance to...
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Disappointing lack of representation from Arab countries
Nehal Lasheen Freelance journalist, SciDev.Net Attending a conference under the title of ‘Women in Science and Technology in the Arab Countries’, I expected to find a distinct and remarkable presence...
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Genocide, community and NGOs
Daniel Nelson Freelance journalist, SciDev.Net When Terry Cannon accused fossil fuel corporations of genocide for continuing to explore for oil, gas and coal, he caused eyebrows to rise. Yet some of...
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The SciDev.Net blog is moving
We have launched a shiny new SciDev.Net website and we are taking our event blog over there. Since we started this blog we have had numerous journalists cover events relating to science and development...
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