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View‘You are patronised, it doesn’t matter if you have a PhD’

Women are still marginalised in African research, Stellenbosch meeting hears

ViewAll subjects need decolonising—including science, meeting hears

Ugandan law professor calls decolonisation process ‘huge and daunting’ but necessary

ViewFresh radio astronomy projects to bolster pan-African readiness

South Africa hopes small dishes and project co-location will improve sustainability of continental efforts

ViewAfrica news roundup: 11-17 October

Continental body seeks humanitarian innovations and Wits tops Africa in humanities

ViewOpen science advocate says African governments hold back adoption

Incentives lacking as policymakers ‘not clued up on how the internet works’

ViewWest African consortium gets €18m for malaria research

Studies will test three malaria vaccines that use ‘novel strategy’ to beat disease

ViewEthiopia adopts national open access policy for universities

Policy mandates that all publicly funded research be made freely accessible

ViewTopic choice ‘contributes to racial bias’ in NIH grants

Black applicants more likely to propose work in ‘underappreciated’ research topics

ViewAfrica news roundup: 4-10 October

DRC research station named after former Nigerian president and food security funding for Africa

ViewAfrica news roundup: 27 September – 3 October

Stellenbosch re-appoints vice-chancellor, Erasmus+ grants to Africans double, Nigeria plans robotics agency

ViewAfrica news roundup: 20-26 September

Foundation backs African river research, global donors fund R&D to climate-proof farming, second Ebola vaccine...

ViewAfrica needs more vaccinology investments, study says

Scientists say efforts should target training, uptake, design and manufacturing capabilities to unblock vaccine pipeline

ViewGrants support African drug discovery research

Inaugural drug discovery grants target malaria, tuberculosis, leishmaniasis, E. Coli, and sleeping sickness

ViewAfrica news roundup: 13-19 September

Africa caught in agri-research paradox, SA researchers to rally against gender-based violence, global alliance adds...

ViewIn Kenya, hope at last that delayed funding is on its way

Grantwinner shortlist raises hope that long-overdue funding could materialise, but national agency keeps silent on...

ViewGut microbiome R&D ignores Africa’s health needs

Paper claims such studies have focused too narrowly on small sections of populations like hunter-gatherers,...

ViewLow sub-Saharan representation among top peer reviewers

Only 31 of the world’s most prolific 4629 peer reviewers are based in sub-Saharan Africa.

ViewKenya government urged to back researchers

Reward top researchers to retain and attract talent and build research capacity in universities, says...

ViewMore African universities soar in latest THE ranking

Africa’s contingent grows by eight universities in expanded Times Higher Education university rankings.

ViewAfrica news roundup: 6-12 September

South Africa embarks on third national femicide study and African research universities to discuss fourth...

ViewFragile trust and pale male leadership: Wellcome chief speaks out

Wellcome Trust director Jeremy Farrar says we shouldn’t be surprised that trust in medicine and...

ViewRoundup: 30 August – 5 September

UCT appoints chancellor, Nestlé announces winners of African innovation challenge, evidence network celebrates windfall.

ViewMakerere takes a stand against sexual misconduct

Uganda’s top university overhauls harassment policy and launches Safer Universities Project.

ViewTrust-building needed to maintain Africa’s faith in vaccines

African trust in vaccine safety is high but extremely fragile, says the Wellcome Trust.

ViewAfrica news roundup: 23-29 August

G7 leaders vow to support African science, Ethiopia delays first satellite launch, the World Bank...

ViewMakerere reserves 40% of STEM student places for women

The council of Makerere University in Uganda has approved a policy to boost the enrolment...

ViewAfrica news roundup: 16-22 August 2019

Rensburg tasked with rescuing troubled university, UCT offers funding to women, and South Africa’s science...

ViewNigeria secures a place in Shanghai rankings

The University of Ibadan has become the first Nigerian institution to appear in the Academic...

ViewLack of PhDs holds back Uganda, claims retired official

A dearth of PhD qualifications in Uganda is impeding the country’s development goals, a former...

ViewAfrica news roundup: 9-15 August

African UN body to study sustainability goals and agriculture funders vow to support food security...