Research colonialism still plagues Africa – Part 3
Scientists seeking to establish fair collaborations
Scientists seeking to establish fair collaborations
Africa shouldn’t try to adopt the scientific system from the global North without criticism.
Tokenism, top-down management and inequality still plague African research collaborations with the developed world.
A promise for shorter and less expensive treatments
Research projects in the global South should brace for funding restrictions as the UK government announced it would slash overseas assistance to £10 billion next year, say academics.
Specially outfitted drones are helping scientists get close to active volcanoes in a quest to measure and better understand their carbon dioxide emissions.
Community engagement, open access will strengthen science research in developing countries, writes Nyovani Madise.
“Wheat blast” appeared in fields in Zambia. Fear is that it spreads in other countries.
Dang Thuy Binh, a scientist who studies river biodiversity in Vietnam tells about her work, and being a woman in science.
Folakemi Odedina, the founder and principal investigator at the Prostate Cancer Transatlantic Consortium, tells how she is turning brain drain into “brain gain” for Sub-Saharan Africa.
This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.
If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.